Aeolian Hourglass

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🧭 The Antikythera Mechanism: The World's First Known Computer

🧭 The Antikythera Mechanism: The World's First Known Computer

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🧭 The Antikythera Mechanism: The World's First Known Computer
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  • Origin: Believed to be created around 150–100 BCE.

  • Discovery: Found in 1901 in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera.

  • Material: Made of bronze with over 30 intricate gears enclosed in a wooden box.

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