Greek "Computer" Tracked Ancient Olympics, Other Games

Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 08:07 in Astronomy & Space

The 2,100-year-old Antikythera mechanism not only predicted lunar and solar eclipses, it also tracked the cycle of ancient athletic contests, a new study shows.

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