# Lego reproduction of an ancient Greek analog computer

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**Created:** [December 12, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-reproduction-of-an-ancient-greek-analog-computer/563842 "2010-12-12T02:16:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-reproduction-of-an-ancient-greek-analog-computer/563842/1 "2010-12-12T02:16:59Z")

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Here is a reproduction of the Antikythera mechanism (Greek device to compute eclipses) made out of Lego pieces:

[http://acarol.woz.org/antikythera\_mechanism.html](http://acarol.woz.org/antikythera_mechanism.html)

Brian

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-reproduction-of-an-ancient-greek-analog-computer/563842/2 "2010-12-12T02:29:34Z")

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Better video here:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RLPVCJjTNgk/maxresdefault.jpg "Lego Antikythera Mechanism") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLPVCJjTNgk)

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> The Antikythera Mechanism: is the oldest known scientific computer, built in Greece at around 100 BCE. Lost for 2000 years, it was recovered from a shipwreck in 1901. But not until a century later was its purpose understood: an astronomical clock that determines the positions of celestial bodies with extraordinary precision. 

In 2010, we built a fully-functional replica out of Lego. 

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