I find this video incredible. I have heard of people reconstructing the Antikythera mechanism and I have even seen a reproduction in Bozeman, Montana. However, I have never heard of one built out of Legos before.
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It’s pretty amazing how accurate analog computation can be.
Not too long ago, I visited an 18th century computer which ran on weight-driven clockwork and calculated time, phases and rise/set times of the moon, sunrise/sunset, and position of all the planets (which were known at the time of its construction) and the constellations.
I had a similar experience while working on some old US Navy hardware. It used analog electronics to perform some amazing things. I have been collecting information on analog computation ever since.
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