Over 2000 years ahead of it's time
"The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical computer[1][2] designed to calculate astronomical positions...Its time of construction is now estimated between 150 and 100 BCE.[4] "
"The degree of mechanical sophistication is comparable to a 19th century Swiss clock.[5]"
"in terms of historic and scarcity value, I have to regard this mechanism as being more valuable than the Mona Lisa"
via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
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