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The Famous Antikythera Mechanism Was a Mechanical Disaster, New Research Suggests

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The Famous Antikythera Mechanism Was a Mechanical Disaster, New Research Suggests

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History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Researchers simulated the device's ancient gear system to find out whether the contraption actually worked. Apparently, it did not.

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The author is just trying to make it to The History Channel.

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