Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia
The Antikythera mechanism (/ ˌ æ n t ɪ k ɪ ˈ θ ɪər ə / AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also / ˌ æ n t aɪ k ɪ ˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-) [1] [2] is an Ancient Greek hand-powered orrery (model of the Solar System).
Antikythera mechanism | Description, Purpose, & Facts | Britannica
2024年10月24日 · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera mechanism had the first known set of scientific dials or scales and was the most complex mechanism until medieval clocks 1,000 years later.
Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer' - BBC
Antikythera mechanism is believed to be the world's oldest computer. The mechanism has been described as an astronomical calculator as well as the world's first analogue computer. It is...
Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Computer
Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Computer. Hidden inscriptions offer new clues to the origins of a mysterious astronomical mechanism
Antikythera Mechanism - World History Encyclopedia
2023年8月2日 · The Antikythera Mechanism (also known as the Antikythera Device), dated to the late 2nd century/early 1st century BCE (roughly 205-60 BCE) is understood as the world's first analog computer, created to accurately calculate the position of the sun, moon, and planets.
A Model of the Cosmos in the ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism …
2021年3月12日 · The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator, has challenged researchers since its discovery in 1901. Now split into 82 fragments, only a third of the original...
An Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculation Machine Reveals New Secrets
2022年1月1日 · The Antikythera mechanism, with its precision gears bearing teeth about a millimeter long, is completely unlike anything else from the ancient world.
The Antikythera Mechanism is a clock-like device made of bronze gears, which looks much more advanced than its contemporary technological achievements. It is based on mathematics attributed to the Hipparchus and possibly carries knowledge and
Our current knowledge of the Antikythera Mechanism - Nature
2018年1月2日 · The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known mechanical calculator. It was constructed around the second century bce and lost in a shipwreck very close to the small Greek island of...
Decoding the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the ...
2006年11月1日 · The Antikythera Mechanism is a unique Greek geared device, constructed around the end of the second century bc. It is known 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 that it calculated and displayed...