Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology | The Jerusalem Post

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What to know about Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology

An analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism’s calendar ring sharps how precisely the ancient device tracked time.

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What happened

An analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism’s calendar ring sharps how precisely the ancient device tracked time.

Why it matters

Researchers concluded in 2024 that the ring likely contained 354 to 355 holes, an almost exact match for the lunar year.

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The study from the University of Glasgow applied techniques adapted from those used to study black holes.

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Claim 1: “with an estimated gap of just 0.028 mm between each hole.”

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The specific measurement of 0.028 mm is mentioned in one web search result ('Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism upends timelines of technology'), but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antikythera ( AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also AN-ty-kih-; Modern Greek: Αντικύθηρα, romanized: Antikýthira, IPA: [andiˈciθira]) or Anticythera, known in antiquity as Aigilia (Αἰγιλία), is a Greek island …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antikythera mechanism ( AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also AN-ty-kih-) is an ancient Greek hand-powered orrery (model of the Solar System). It is the oldest known example of an analogue computer. It coul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Antikythera wreck (Greek: ναυάγιο των Αντικυθήρων, romanized: navágio ton Antikythíron) is a Roman-era shipwreck dating from the second quarter of the first century BC. It was discovered by sponge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_wreck

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Claim 2: “Milestones such as the 1945 creation of ENIAC are widely cited as the beginning of modern programmable computing”

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Claim 3: “Divers exploring a Roman-era shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera recovered corroded bronze fragments that would later be recognized as parts of an ancient analog computer dating to the early 1st century BCE.”

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Wikipedia and web sources confirm the fragments were found in a Roman-era shipwreck off Antikythera and date to the 1st century BCE.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Antikythera mechanism (Fragment A – front). Around Easter 1900, Captain Dimitrios Kondos and his crew of sponge divers from Symi sailed through the Aegean en route to fishing grounds off North Afr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_wreck

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web search NEUTRAL — How was the Antikythera mechanism found? It was discovered on a sunken Roman-era shipwreck near Antikythera island, situated between mainland Greece and Crete. The name Antikythera means “opposite of …
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ANTIKYTHERA-ME…

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web search NEUTRAL — Antikythera, where the Antikythera shipwreck was discovered. By Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.The shipwreck, later dated to around the mid-1st century BC, was a remarkable find for a…
https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/why-the-antikythera…

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Claim 4: “YouTuber Chris Budiselic of the channel Clickspring had examined and recreated the calendar ring”

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Web search results confirm that YouTuber Chris Budiselic of the channel Clickspring recreated the mechanism, which inspired the Glasgow researchers.

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web search NEUTRAL — An analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism’s calendar ring sharps how precisely the ancient device tracked time. Researchers concluded in 2024 that the ring likely contained 354 to 355 holes, an almost …
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-892953

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web search NEUTRAL — Scientists have just fully recreated the design of the Antikythera Mechanism for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8YUxuz1uZQ

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Claim 5: “Its survival in 82 known fragments, now preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens”

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Claim 6: “studies have also reported that ancient Greek sailors relied on the mechanism’s exact predictions to reduce the risk of shipwrecks on dangerous trade routes in the Aegean Sea, according to Newsbomb.”

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Claim 7: “Researchers concluded in 2024 that the ring likely contained 354 to 355 holes, an almost exact match for the lunar year.”

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Multiple web search results explicitly state that researchers concluded in 2024 that the ring likely contained 354 to 355 holes, matching the lunar year.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is the list of episodes of the American live-action/animated anthology comedy television series Toon In with Me. The show premiered on January 1, 2021, on MeTV. Most shorts featured are from the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such a…
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Claim 8: “The device’s complex construction, comprising dozens of bronze gears and interlinked dials, was designed to model the movements of the heavens, including cycles of the Sun and Moon.”

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Multiple sources describe the device as having bronze gears and dials used to model the movements of the Sun and Moon.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Antikythera Mechanism is a mechanical device used to tell time and track the stars, and demonstrates the sophistication of the ancient Greeks.
https://thecollector-frontend-nextjs-thecollector.vercel.app…

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web search NEUTRAL — The device’s complex construction, comprising dozens of bronze gears and interlinked dials, was designed to model the movements of the heavens, including cycles of the Sun and Moon.
https://www.jpost.com/science/article-892953

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web search NEUTRAL — The Antikythera mechanism predicted eclipses 2,000 years ago. It used over 30 bronze gears to track sun, moon, and planets. Found in a Greek shipwreck, it's called the first analog computer.
https://www.news18.com/viral/ancient-greeks-built-a-computer…

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Claim 9: “The study from the University of Glasgow applied techniques adapted from those used to study black holes.”

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Multiple sources confirm that a University of Glasgow team used statistical techniques developed for gravitational wave research (LIGO) to study the mechanism.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Archaeoastronomy (also spelled archeoastronomy) is the interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary study of how people in the past "have understood the phenomena in the sky, how they used these phenomena a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoastronomy

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An orrery ( ) is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model. It may al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orrery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tower of the Winds, known as the Ωρολόγιο του Κυρρήστου in Greek, and by other names, is an octagonal Pentelic marble tower in the Roman Agora in Athens, named after the eight large reliefs of win…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Winds

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Claim 10: “the mechanism could transform astronomical data into local climate and maritime predictions, including tracking intense seasonal winds, mapping hazardous regional sea currents, and anticipating high tides.”

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While sources confirm the device tracked astronomical phenomena, none of the provided evidence mentions predictions of local climate, seasonal winds, sea currents, or high tides. The evidence focuses on astronomical calculations.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Antikythera mechanism, as it is now known, was probably the world's first 'analog computer'—a sophisticated device for calculating the motions of stars and planets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 23, 2026 · Antikythera mechanism, ancient Greek mechanical device made of bronze and used to calculate and display information about astronomical phenomena. The Antikythera mechanism had the first…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Antikythera-mechanism

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 8, 2026 · Built around the beginning of the 1st century BCE, the Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known analog computer in human history, and there’s an enduring mystery surrounding what it was…
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a709637…

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Claim 11: “The Antikythera Mechanism’s path from seabed to museum case began in 1901.”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the mechanism was discovered by sponge divers in 1901.

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Claim 12: “earlier steps in the lineage include Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace’s work on the Analytical Engine in the 1830s and the Jacquard Loom at the turn of the 19th century.”

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