Researchers Make Breakthrough in Study of World's Oldest Computer

In short, it's a fascinating collision between modern-day science and the mysteries of an ancient artifact.

Researchers found that previously discovered and regularly spaced holes in a 'calendar ring' were marked to describe the motions of the sun, Moon, and all five planets known in antiquity.

The researchers ruled out the possibility of it measuring a solar year. 'A ring of 360 holes is strongly disfavoured, and one of 365 holes is not plausible, given our model assumptions,' their paper reads.

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