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The Antikythera Mechanism 

20 Dec 2008 1:42 PM Submitted By: BenJeremy

New Scientist is featuring an article about a recreation of the fabled "Antikythera Mechanism". This is the fascinating device which was found in some ancient wreckage off of Antikythera. Apparently, it was built by the famed mathemetician Archimedes.

Here is a short video about it:

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