Antikythera - Wikipedia
网页It is the most distant part of the Attica region from its heart in the Athens metropolitan area. It is lozenge-shaped, 10.5 km (6.5 mi) NNW to SSE by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) ENE to WSW. It is notable for being the location of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism and for the historical Roman-era Antikythera wreck.
Antikythera mechanism - Wikipedia
网页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). It is the oldest known example of an analogue computer [3] [4] [5] used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses decades in advance.
Antikythera mechanism | Description, Purpose, & Facts | Britannica
网页2024年9月13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.
Antikythera Island: The Peaceful Paradise at the Edge of the …
网页2024年8月16日 · Antikythera is characterized by a rare, wild beauty, with low hills, rich flora, and fauna, picturesque country chapels, and caves. There are many ancient paths, which provide for unique walks and longer excursions on foot.
Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Computer
网页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
网页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.
Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer' - BBC
网页2021年3月12日 · 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 made of...
The Antikythera Shipwreck - Smarthistory
网页In 1900, sponge divers working off the northeast coast of the Greek island of Antikythera made one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the century. Dispersed along the seafloor, at a depth of 42–52 meters (about 137–171 feet), were the remains of wooden planking from the hull of an ancient freighter and an impressive array ...
Scientists May Have Discovered How the Ancient Greeks' 'First …
网页2021年3月17日 · First discovered by divers in a Roman-era shipwreck in 1901, researchers have puzzled over the extraordinary Antikythera mechanism for decades. The hand-held device dates back 2,000 years and...
Antikythera mechanism: Ancient celestial calculator - Live Science
网页2022年8月13日 · The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient shoebox-sized device that is sometimes called the world's oldest computer for its ability to perform astronomical …