{"id":4853,"date":"2025-12-24T11:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=story&#038;p=4853"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:04:08","slug":"o-michanismos-ton-antikythiron-o-protos-analogikos-ypologistis-ston-kosmo","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/o-michanismos-ton-antikythiron-o-protos-analogikos-ypologistis-ston-kosmo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Antikythera Mechanism: The world\u2019s first analog \u201ccomputer\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1536x835.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1536x835.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--2048x1113.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"The Antikythera Mechanism\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--2048x1113.jpg\" alt=\"The Antikythera Mechanism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--1536x835.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/X-15087-a-c-1-.-.--2048x1113.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Antikythera Mechanism\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>The submerged cargo ship, discovered in 1900 by sponge divers from the island of Symi, concealed far more photogenic treasures, the most important of which was no doubt the Antikythera Ephebe. In fact, a naval officer who took part in the first recovery mission mistook the Mechanism for a worthless piece of rock and nearly threw it back into the sea. The underwater archaeological dig took place in two distinct phases and was so arduous it cost one diver his life, while two others were left permanently paralyzed.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section EmphasisText  \">\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>A naval officer who took part in the first recovery mission, mistook the Antikythera Mechanism for a worthless piece of rock and nearly threw it back into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>Nowadays, the Antikythera Mechanism is on display at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/destinations\/ethniko-archaiologiko-mouseio-ena-panorama-tou-archaiou-ellinikou-politismou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>National Archaeological Museum<\/strong><\/a> and has been restored to an impressive degree, although it continues to keep many of its secrets close to the chest. At first sight, it resembles the inside of a clock, with toothed gears rotating around various shafts. In its original form, it had 30 gears and 10 axles, which enabled it to calculate the movements of celestial bodies.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"3\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\t three-items \n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-.-39-.--1536x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-.-39-.--768x512.jpg 768w, 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100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-1536x1152.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-1536x1152.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Antikythera Mechanism\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087-82-.-.-K.-TONY-FREETH.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div 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https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087.A-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/15087.A-2048x1638.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 600px, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  withDivider\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>This portable \u201ccomputer\u201d could predict the phases of the Moon, solar and lunar eclipses, and even determine the dates of the most important athletic events in the ancient world, like the Olympic, Isthmian, Nemean and the Pythian games. All this knowledge was compact enough to fit inside a small wooden box, not much larger than a shoebox. It is considered the brain child of Archimedes and was more complex than anything built by humans in a thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>The Antikythera Mechanism has been the subject of much speculation and extensive studies in both Greece and abroad. It has been scanned with gamma rays, digitally reconstructed, reproduced in precise replicas &#8211; and yet it continues to fascinate researchers, who believe it could perform calculations spanning hundreds of years into the past and the future<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section listBlock   \">\n\t<div class=\"block-heading d-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-title\">See also<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list three-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/oi-romaioi-kai-o-efivos-ton-antikythiron\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Antikythera Ephebe and the Roman Empire<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Antikythera Ephebe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/7456-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Antikythera Ephebe and the Roman Empire\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">Few people know that most ancient Greek sculptures were actually cast in bronze. But bronze was a precious metal that lived many lives and tended to be reused over and over again, so many of those statues did not survive the passage of time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/to-aionio-ainigma-tou-diskou-tis-faistou\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The Phaistos Disc: An eternal enigma<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"The Phaistos Disc\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-1536x795.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AMH_11-crop-2048x1060.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Phaistos Disc: An eternal enigma\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The Phaistos Disc is not just one of the most iconic discoveries of the Minoan civilization, but also one of the most enigmatic, with countless theories attempting to decipher its content.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card    \"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/i-aspromavri-ifigeneia-tis-samou\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Iphigenia in black and white<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                          \n<div style=\"--ratio:75%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Iphigenia in black and white\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IFIGENIA-1-2048x1356.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle__title \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIphigenia in black and white\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"CardBody__description \">The statue of Iphigenia &#8211; a female figure in flight &#8211; may not be the most famous exhibit of the Archaeological Museum of Pythagoreio in Samos, but it is a rare example of hybrid sculpture well worth seeing in person.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n \n<\/section>\n  \n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Antikythera Mechanism does not give away its secrets all at once. 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