Raziaar
I Hate Custom Titles
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http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/12/2000-year-old-a.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfMFhrgOFc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrfMFhrgOFc
In short, Antikythera's user interface is deceptively simple, operated by a simple knob on the side. This conceals the intricacy within, amounting to a complex mathematical model, tracking the movements of planetary bodies and incorporating a series of submechanisms to account for the eccentricities of their rotation.