The Antikythera mechanism, as it is now known, was probably the world's first 'analog computer'—a sophisticated device for calculating the motions of stars and planets.

Aug 2, 2023 · The Antikythera mechanism (also known as the Antikythera Device), dated to the late 2nd century/early 1st century BCE (roughly 205-60 BCE) is understood as the world's first analog …

Nov 27, 2025 · Found in 1901 in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, this corroded bronze device turned out to be a complex system of interlocking gears dating back to around 150–100 BCE. …

Jul 14, 2025 · Before the invention of digital computers, there were analog computers, ranging from calculation rules to devices to calculate the movement of tides. The Antikythera mechanism would be …

The Antikythera Mechanism is one of the most fascinating relics of ancient technology, often hailed as the world’s first known analog computer. Discovered over a century ago, this complex gear-driven …

Apr 16, 2024 · The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient Greek analog computer used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses. It dates back to the 1st or 2nd century B.C.E. and was …

The Antikythera Mechanism, often regarded as the world's first analog computer, is an extraordinary artifact from ancient Greece, dating back to approximately 100 BCE to 200 BCE.

Mar 17, 2025 · Discovered in 1901 in a shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, the Antikythera Mechanism remains one of the most enigmatic artifacts of the ancient world. Dating back to around …

Jul 9, 2025 · It was a mechanical marvel, so advanced that it baffled archaeologists and scientists for over a century. A device that would later be hailed as the world’s first analog computer —the...

Jan 1, 2022 · In June 2016 an international team of archaeologists, astronomers and historians published the results of 10 years of researches on the mechanism in the first 2016 issue of the …