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The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087)

PhotographCC BY 2.0Made second or first century BC; eclipse epoch 205 BC
The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photo
The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087): photo
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82 pieces of corroded bronze, lettered A to G for the larger ones and numbered 1 to 75 for the rest. Found at the wreck; kept in Athens.

Therese Clutario, 1900. CC BY 2.0

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ScanX-Tek Systems for AMRP (2005), reprocessed by Pakzad et al. (2018) · doi.org · 2005 · CC0 1.0Primary source: Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator1 step from the original
PhotoTom Malzbender, Dan Gelb and AMRP (PTM) · archive.nyu.edu · 2005-09 · ODbLPrimary source: Antikythera Mechanism PTMs (collection, Texts and Artifacts of Ancient Astronomy)1 step from the original
PhotoTherese Clutario · commons.wikimedia.org · 2008-06-26 · CC BY 2.01 step from the original
PictureTherese Clutario · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.01 step from the original
ScanFreeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al. · commons.wikimedia.org · 2021-03-12 · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original
PictureFreeth, T., Higgon, D., Dacanalis, A. et al · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original
PhotographMarsyas · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.51 step from the original
PhotographMoravec · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 4.01 step from the original
PhotographGary Todd from Xinzheng, China · commons.wikimedia.org · CC01 step from the original

Where it was made

IraklioHaniaKalamataRodosMuğlaKos1Antikythera shipwreck200 kmAthensAydınPatraIraklio1200 km
Antikythera shipwreck · Shipwreck site

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Antikythera Mechanism fragments (X 15087) [Artifact ART0D3FQHGJ7DZP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D3FQHGJ7DZP
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