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.

Feb 27, 2026 · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera mechanism had …

Jul 15, 2025 · The isolated Greek island of Antikythera, lying at the edge of the Aegean Sea between Crete and the Peloponnese, reminds one of paradise.

Apr 18, 2025 · More than a century ago, a group of sponge divers discovered a shipwreck near the Greek island of Antikythera. It turned out to be the ruins of a cargo vessel dating back some 2,000 …

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 …

Apr 16, 2024 · All that's known for certain is that sometime around 60 B.C.E., a giant grain ship sank off the coast of an Aegean island called Antikythera. And in the debris of that wreck, for nearly 2,000 …

Apr 15, 2025 · Often regarded as the world’s first analog computer, the Antikythera Mechanism is the most technologically advanced instrument known from antiquity. Built roughly 2,100 years ago, its …

May 17, 2025 · The Antikythera mechanism actually was intended for astronomical calculations, and it had been made in the first century BC. The mechanism was used to predict just where in the sky the …

Mar 17, 2025 · The Antikythera Mechanism is one of the most remarkable and enigmatic artifacts of the ancient world. Discovered in 1901 in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera, this …

The Mechanism of Antikythera was retrieved from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea 122 years ago and even today its secrets and intricate structure and function fascinate scientists of many specialties …