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World?s oldest calculating machine showed ancient Greek Olympic Games cycle Print E-mail
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
?We knew that this 2,100 year-old ancient Greek mechanism calculated complex cycles of mathematical astronomy. It really surprised us to discover that it also showed the four-year cycle of ancient Greek games, including the Olympic Games,? reports research scientist, Dr Tony Freeth.
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