World's 'oldest computer' followed lunar calendar to track astronomical events: Study

The Antikythera mechanism, an ancient artifact that dates back to the second century BC, making it the world's "oldest computer", was discovered in pieces in a shipwreck in the Aegean Sea in 1901. It utilized gears and dials to track ancient astronomical events, such as solar eclipses and planetary movements.

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