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The Antikythera Mechanism: The Accidental Discovery and How it Revolutionized Our Understanding of Ancient Technology
In the annals of archaeological discovery, few artifacts have captivated the imagination and challenged the understanding of ancient technology as profoundly as the Antikythera mechanism. Unearthed from a Roman-era shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901, this intricate assembly of bronze gears and inscriptions baffled scientists for generations, before its ...