Antikythera mechanism, world's oldest computer, followed Greek lunar calendar

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The oldest computer in the world was governed by the Greek lunar calendar

Like the Voynich manuscript, the Antikythera mechanism is one of the great mysteries of the science and technology of past centuries. It is a device the size of a shoebox that was used to track the movements of the sun, moon, and planets. Found by sponge divers off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1901 and due to its appearance it is considered the world's oldest computer. A piece of the mechanism, known as the 'calendar ring', was used to tra…