2,000 Year Old Ancient Computer Discovered near Antikythera Island in Greece

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Advanced Computers 2,000 Years Old. PHOTO/DAILY

CAIRO – The discovery of an ancient object was discovered near Antikythera Island Greece that is not normal.

As reported by IFL Science, after investigation, researchers determined that it was an advanced product of ancient technology. They view the object as an “analog computer” that dates back around 2,000 years.

Museum researchers were fascinated by all the works of art and paid little attention to the rusted metal remains. However, soon afterward, archaeologist Valerios Stais examined it more closely in 1902, and he discovered a gear. The strange object was identified as a manual astronomical clock, the first known analog computer.

These machines can calculate cosmic events far beyond the reach of manual calculations. The device was called the Antikythera Mechanism, after the Greek island where it was discovered.

These findings are largely due to advances in X-ray imaging technology over the past 50 years. In 1974, researchers cataloged 82 individual objects through gamma-ray examination.

The device is activated by a handle, which drives a complex series of gears. The clockwork mechanism calculates the positions of the Sun, Moon, constellations and planets in the Solar System.

By entering a specific date, the device can accurately predict the mapping of celestial objects. It can also predict the phases of the moon and the time of the next solar eclipse.

It was so advanced that it could even take leap years into account and could record the quadrennial Olympic Games (or their equivalent in ancient Greece).

Research suggests that this astronomical device was probably made in Syracuse, Sicily, especially since the calendar markings on its dial point to the Corinthian colonies, of which Syracuse was one.

In 2008, a research project on the Antikythera Device proposed a connection between the device and the philosopher Archimedes of Syracuse.

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2024-02-25 14:34:57
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