Greek calculating machine tracked eclipses, Olympics
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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 with the Olympics—"which...
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