Ptolemy I

The Antikythera computer was the culmination of advanced mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy and engineering. It incorporated the philosophy and science of Aristotle, the gears of Ktesibios, the mathematics and mechanics of Archimedes, and the astronomical ideas of Hipparchos. The Antikythera computer and the infrastructure of technology that made it possible were the products of the golden age of ancient Greek science and technology in the Alexandrian Era, which came about between the late 4th century BC to the 2nd century AD. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"91599","attributes":{"alt":"The Antikythera Mechanism kept at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, is often described as the first analog computer, a feat of ancient Greek science and technology. (Tilemahos Efthimiadis / CC BY 2.0)","class":"media-image","height":"463","style":"width: 610px; height: 463px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] The Antikythera Mechanism kept