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Antikythera Gear Train

Also known as Μηχανισμός των Αντικυθήρων

Antikythera Gear Train: photograph by Gts-tg
Photo: Gts-tg, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Arrange cogs of different tooth counts on pins so that turning the crank moves dials to the right sun, moon and calendar positions.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Greece.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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