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The chapter “The Antikythera mechanism” describes an astronomical calculating machine discovered in Greece in 1901. The sensational finding only gradually revealed its secrets in recent decades. Some consider this technical marvel to be the first (analog) computer. Where it was built and who invented it remain a mystery. Numerous material and virtual reconstructions have been made in an attempt to explain the functioning of the device.
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Bruderer, H. (2020). The Antikythera Mechanism. In: Milestones in Analog and Digital Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40974-6_10
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