A new study has revealed that the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek device discovered in a shipwreck off Antikythera in 1901, used the Greek lunar calendar rather than the Egyptian solar calendar, as previously believed.
The mechanism, also known as the world’s oldest computer, dates back around 2,200 years and was used to track the movements of the sun, moon, and planets with unprecedented accuracy.
The device, roughly the size of a shoebox, features intricate...