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Was the Antikythera Mechanism Just a ... Last updated: May 7, 2025. v]Support the show: / pmsutter New research suggests that the Antikythera Mechanism may have inevitably gotten snagged after ...

The Antikythera mechanism was thought to have been used by the ancient Greeks to calculate the movements of the Sun, Moon, and other planets, as well as eclipses. Only a fragment of it survived, but ...

More than a century on from being spotted and salvaged by sponge divers in the Mediterranean Sea, the Antikythera mechanism continues to excite academic research and the public imagination. Found ...

The Antikythera Mechanism, once hailed as the world’s first computer, is once again at the center of debate among scientists and researchers.A recent study published in “arXiv” sheds new light on this ...

New research adds a twist to the story of this famous device, suggesting the Antikythera Mechanism may never have worked as intended, that it was just a fancy knickknack.

In 2005, the international Antikythera Mechanism Research Project (AMRP) employed novel techniques to reveal the internal structure and surviving inscriptions. By 2008, an interdisciplinary team led ...

The Antikythera mechanism was similar in size to a mantel clock, and bits of wood found on the fragments suggest it was housed in a wooden case. Like a clock, the case would’ve had a large ...

Retired astrophysicist Mike Edwards, chair of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project, was also unconvinced but thought there was no particular reason to doubt Woan et al.'s statistical findings.

In new research, astronomers from the University of Glasgow used statistical modeling techniques developed to analyze gravitational waves to establish the positions of holes beneath the calendar ring ...