Antikythera Anniversary Astronomical Computer Still Puzzles After 115 Years

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.

Dec 6, 2025 · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera mechanism had the …

2 days ago · The ancient Antikythera Mechanism acts like an astronomical calculator, but its full purpose remains a mystery.

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 years—and...

Dec 10, 2025 · The mechanism of Antikythera dates from the late 2nd century BC and is by far the most sophisticated device known from antiquity. The bronze lump was once an apparatus on a technical level …

Apr 2, 2025 · With its intricate gears, moving parts, and precise astronomical functions, the Antikythera Mechanism is widely regarded as the world’s first analog computer, far ahead of its time.

Jun 8, 2025 · The Antikythera Mechanism is a mechanical device used to tell time and track the stars, and demonstrates the sophistication of the ancient Greeks.

2 days ago · Antikythera Mechanism: The Gears of the Cosmos Image description: Main fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism (c. 89 BCE) with the mechanism diagram superimposed. The mechanism …

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 stars …

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 …