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Has a Piece of the World’s Oldest Computer Been Found?

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A lost piece of the world’s oldest analog computer (the Antikythera mechanism an ancient Greek device designed to calculate astronomical position) may have been discovered.

Candida Moss

Published Nov. 13 2018 12:25PM EST

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Candida Moss

Candida Moss

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