The Antikythera Mechanism, which inspired “Dial of Destiny” in the latest movie Indiana Jones, may eventually reveal its secrets. Scientists believe that they have reached a new theoretical conclusion about its operation, which comes to challenge previous perceptions. More than 2,000 years after its construction, the Antikythera Mechanism is generally regarded as the oldest computer in history. Some scientists describe it as the most complex piece of engineering that has survived antiquity, while others argue that it is a manual mechanical device that provided for the positions of the Sun, the Moon and the Planets. As the Daily Mail reports, a new study by Mar del Plata National University in Argentina proposes a different theory that the mechanism may have been more a game than a functional computer. The mechanism was found in 1901 by divers exploring the wrecks of a Roman ship off the Greek island of Antikythera. […]
Source: News Beast
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