Scientists had to see the Antikythera Mechanism to believe it could exist. It would have been preposterous to claim the Ancient Greeks could make a device so advanced without the artifact to prove it.
Mathematician Tony Freeth is one of many scientists from various fields to study this mysterious hunk of corroded bronze found in an ancient Roman shipwreck. “If it hadn’t been discovered … no one would possibly believe that it could exist because it’s so sophisticated,” said Freeth in a NOVA documentary on the mechanism.
The size of a modern laptop, the Antikythera Mechanism was made by the ancient Greeks, though it was found on a Roman ship. It could calculate astronomical changes with precision.
