Hi,

I was recently reading a page about "Analog Computers" and the "Precursors" entry under the "Timeline of analog computers" section mentions the following:

"The Antikythera mechanism, a type of device used to determine the positions of heavenly bodies known as an orrery, was described as an early mechanical analog computer by British physicist, information scientist, and historian of science Derek J. de Solla Price.[3] It was discovered in 1901, in the Antikythera wreck off the Greek island of Antikythera, between Kythera and Crete, and has been dated to c. 150~100 BC, during the Hellenistic period. Devices of a level of complexity comparable to that of the Antikythera mechanism would not reappear until a thousand years later."

I don't understand why the date is exclusively mentioned as 150~100BC, but no mention is given to the interpretation of the origin culture. I understand why (in a moment's glance) we need to know what the date is relative to the modern standard, but it completely destroys what date the origin culture had at that time.

Are their articles which do this? Why is this not a more mentioned thing. I don't think the origin culture dated this at 150BC... Unless they could see the future.

Stay awesome!