In short, the Antikythera Mechanism was a machine designed to predict celestial phenomena according to the sophisticated astronomical theories current in its day, the sole witness to a …

2024年12月18日 · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera …

2023年8月2日 · The Antikythera mechanism is understood as the first analog computer in history, dating to c. 205-60 BCE. Why is it called the Antikythera mechanism? It is known as the …

Regardless, the Antikythera mechanism proves that the ancient Greeks used complex arrangements of precisely cut wheels to represent the latest in scientific understanding. It’s …

2024年4月16日 · 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 …

2024年12月13日 · Discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism has since been hailed as the world’s first analog computer. …

2024年3月2日 · The Antikythera Mechanism modeled the ideas of Hipparchos with one gearwheel sitting on top of another but located on a different axis. A pin-and-slot mechanism then …

2021年7月22日 · The discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism revealed that the ancient Greeks had achieved a level of technological sophistication previously undreamed of. But while the …

2006年11月1日 · The Antikythera Mechanism is an intricate bronze construction discovered damaged and fragmented in the wreck of a cargo ship off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.

2022年8月13日 · The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient shoebox-sized device that is sometimes called the world's oldest computer for its ability to perform astronomical …