Quiz: What Do You Know About the Antikythera Mechanism?
Quiz: What Do You Know About the Antikythera Mechanism?
This ancient Greek computer is a landmark of engineering.
The Antikythera mechanism is considered to be the oldest existing computer, capable of computing the position of the sun and moon. But unlike electronic computers in use today, this calculating device is purely mechanical. See what you know about it in this ASME quiz.
This ancient Greek computer is a landmark of engineering.
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