“It’s given me a new appreciation for the Antikythera mechanism and the work and care that Greek craftspeople put into making it—the precision of the holes’ positioning would have required ...

Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may have been an ancient Greek toy, new study hints World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees ...

Argentinian scientists from the National University of Mar del Plata claim that the mysterious ancient mechanism is not ...

Ever since being salvaged by sponge divers in the Greek Mediterranean in 1901, the Antikythera mechanism has captured the imaginations of archaeologists and scientists with penchant for antiquity.

Now called the Antikythera Mechanism, it is widely considered to be the world’s first analog computer, tracking time and astronomical events through gearwork and pointers. New research adds a ...

"It's given me a new appreciation for the Antikythera mechanism and the work and care that Greek craftspeople put into making it—the precision of the holes' positioning would have required ...

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a cryptic celestial measuring device, but just a toy prone to constant jamming. And the secret to its true purpose, according to new research ...

Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. By Becky Ferreira The Antikythera mechanism, an ...

"We present a new analysis of the positions of holes beneath the calendar ring of the Antikythera Mechanism," the researchers wrote in the paper. "We significantly refine their estimate for the ...

Recent research from the National University of Mar del Plata suggests that the ancient Antikythera Mechanism may not have been a functioning device, as computer simulations indicate it could get ...

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