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title: Antikythera Mechanism
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Antikythera Mechanism

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Antikythera Mechanism](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3294.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3294.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Antikythera Mechanism](https://www.worldhistory.org/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)).

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, November 30). Antikythera Mechanism. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Antikythera Mechanism." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 30, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Antikythera Mechanism." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Nov 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3294/antikythera-mechanism/>.

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