[Dave] builds custom wooden orreries, which are mechanical models of the solar system. It’s no surprise then that he’s interested in the Antikythera Mechanism—a small geared device ...

The Antikythera mechanism ... fragments of the crust-encased mechanism and read the faintest inscriptions that once covered the outer casing of the machine. This suggests it had 37 meshing bronze ...

Mexican scientists and teachers from the University of Sonora in northwestern Mexico have successfully recreated the Antikythera mechanism, the oldest mechanical computer in humanity. The replica ...

Granted, not every artifact was as complex as the Antikythera mechanism, but still ... and probably would have been a model of ergonomic efficiency. [Chris] kindly gave us a sneak peek at the ...