For over a century since it was found in an ancient shipwreck, scientists have been scratching their heads over the exact function of the "Antikythera mechanism":[ Ссылка ], named after the Greek island off which it was found.
From a few words deciphered on the corroded fragments of bronze gears and plates, experts "guessed it was an astronomical instrument":[ Ссылка ]. But much more remained obscure.
After a deca…
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