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An Ancient Greek Computer
Derek J. de Solla Price, 1959. Scientific American.
Price's first account of the mechanism for a general readership, describing it as a geared calendar computer. Scientific American 200(6), 60–67.
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The first modern claim that the device was a geared calculator.
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Price, D. J. d. S. (1959). An Ancient Greek Computer. Scientific American. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0659-60
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Price, Derek J. de Solla. “An Ancient Greek Computer.” Scientific American (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0659-60.