c. 150 BCE
Science
Greece
Antikythera mechanism
A bronze geared computer predicting eclipses and planetary positions.
Why it mattered
Precision gearing that would not reappear in Europe for 1,400 years.
Antiquity
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A bronze geared computer predicting eclipses and planetary positions.
Why it mattered
Precision gearing that would not reappear in Europe for 1,400 years.
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