Antikythera Mechanism

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The Antikythera Mechanism (c. 50 BCE), a device used to calculate astronomical positions. The device was found in a shipwreck off the coast of the island of Antikythera. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).

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Cartwright, M. (2014, November 30). Antikythera Mechanism. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Antikythera Mechanism." World History Encyclopedia, November 30, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Antikythera Mechanism." World History Encyclopedia, 30 Nov 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/.

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