The world’s oldest mechanical computer: the Antikythera mechanism
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The world’s oldest mechanical computer: the Antikythera mechanis
Discovery
It was part of a ship’s , found in the sea near Antikythera, in Greece.
It was wrongly thought to be a piece of .
It was later found to be a mechanism that had broken into pieces.
Equipment used for analysis of the mechanism
“Dome” - produces photographs which make the clearer
“BladeRunner” - produces X-prays
- originally used to identify in engines
Description
The mechanism consisted of:
- 30 or more gear wheels made of
- models of the sun, moon and planets
- a framework made of
How the mechanism was used
The operator turned a to move the gear wheels.
The sun, moon and planets could be moved into their correct positions for any date.
Most surprisingly, the mechanism could calculate when an would occur.
It may have been used as a when planning festivals.
Later use of similar technology
13th – 14th centuries: used for making in Western Europe.
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