Antikythera mechanism: Greek computer that predicted eclipses 2,000 years ago

A shipwreck discovery off the Greek island Antikythera in nineteen oh one turned up an ancient treasure: a bronze mechanism over two thousand years old. Euronews reports the device tracked the sun and moon's cycles and could predict eclipses, now recognized as the world's first analogue computer.

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