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Antikythera Mechanism: Scientists Crack Secrets Of 2,000-year-ol

July 31, 2008 — Cardiff University experts have led an international team in unravelling the secrets of a 2,000-year-old computer which could transform the way we think about the ancient world. Professor Mike Edmunds of the School of Physics and Astronomy and mathematician Dr Tony Freeth first heard of the Antikythera Mechanism, a clock-like astronomical calculator dating from the second century BC, several years ago. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731143422.htm