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Ancient Computer

  • April 29, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient device found off the coast of a Greek island around 1900, is often called the world’s first analog computer. Scientists believe its complex gears, cogs, and dials worked together to calculate the movement of planets and other celestial bodies.

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