Antikythera mechanism: the Greek computer that predicted eclipses

The 2,000-year-old ancient Greek machine that could predict eclipses and track the movements of the sky

In 1901, a group of sponge divers searching the waters off the Greek island of Antikythera stumbled upon the wreck of an old Roman cargo ship. Along with statues, glassware and pottery, they pulled up a small, badly…