Using Computation to Decode the First Known Computer

2011/05/13 by M. G. Edmunds, Tony Freeth · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · Arts and Humanities · #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Computer science #Calculator #Computation #Software #Mechanism (biology) #Computer graphics (images) #Computational science #Engineering drawing #Software engineering #Theoretical computer science #Programming language #Operating system

paper · doi:10.1109/mc.2011.134

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Abstract

Researchers have used many different kinds of software to analyze the structure and astronomical functions of the Antikythera mechanism's surviving fragments. This ancient Greek calculator contains 30 gear wheels and has an extraordinarily sophisticated mechanical design.

Citations

• Decoding the ancient Greek astronomical calculator known as the Antikythera Mechanism

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• Antikythera mechanism [wikipedia]

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