The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions. It was invented 1,500 years before any other known similar mechanism and the related technology.
http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~tony/whatsnew/column/antikytheraI-0400/kyth1.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism http://www.wimp.com/coolfind/ http://www.antikythera-mechanism.com http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/06/extraordinary-2000-year-old-computer http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/10/lego_computer/
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