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| The [[Antikythera mechanism]]: A clockwork, [[analog computer]] believed to have been designed and built in the Corinthian colony of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]]. The mechanism contained a [[differential gear]] and was capable of tracking the relative positions of all then-known heavenly bodies.
 
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| First mention of the [[suanpan]] (Chinese abacus) which was widely used until the invention of the modern calculator, and continues to be used in some cultures today.
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