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Antikythera mechanism

ancient analog computer designed to calculate astronomical positions
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Summary

Antikythera mechanism is an archaeological artefact[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of archaeological artefact entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,737 views/month, #1 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: mechanical calculator[3], astronomical clock[4]
  • Named after: Antikythera[5]
  • Made from material: bronze[6]
  • Location of discovery: Antikythera wreck[7]
  • Collection: National Archaeological Museum of Athens[8]
  • Location: National Archaeological Museum of Athens[9]
  • Commons category: Antikythera Mechanism[10]
  • Time of discovery or invention: May 17, 1901[11]
  • Start time: 100 BC[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Antikythera Mechanism[13]
  • Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=5582[14]

Why It Matters

Antikythera mechanism has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Antikythera

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Tri-l · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → 41598 2021 84310 MOESM1 ESM.ogv
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Video: 41598 2021 84310 MOESM1 ESM.ogv"
  2. 12w ago · C960657 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → Antikythiramekanismen
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Great norwegian encyclopedia id: Antikythiramekanismen"
  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4OAP5D
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 17w ago · Himislav12 · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of poland mms id → 9810637804605606
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of poland mms id: 9810637804605606"
  5. 22w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=5582
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/mechanizmus-z-antikythery/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see Use"
  6. 23w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Antikythera
    Named after → —
    Location of discovery → Antikythera wreck
    Topic's main category → Category:Antikythera Mechanism
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described at url: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/mechanizmus-z-antikythery/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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