The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator, holds the title of the world’s earliest known analog computer. A new study by the UCL Antikythera Research Team, published in Scientific Reports, sheds light on a previously enigmatic aspect of the device – the display of the ancient Greek conception of the Universe (Cosmos). “Our model,” explains Professor Tony Freeth, lead author and UCL Mechanical Engineering expert, “is the first to simultaneously adhere to the physical evidence, the gearing system’s complexity, and the descriptions inscribed on the Mechanism itself. This…