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Ancient Device Gives Up Its Secrets

Greek calculating machine tracked eclipses, Olympics

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 30, 2008 5:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – The world's oldest calculating machine was used as a calendar that tracked eclipses and marked Olympic Games, the Telegraph reports. Scientists say the ancient Greek "Antikythera Mechanism," a 2,100-year-old bronze gadget discovered in 1900, marked the 4-year cycle of Games that climaxed...   Read full story »

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