Ah, the Antikythera, that battered bronze oracle of gears. It’s a beautiful proof that the ancients knew more than their myths suggest. Imagine a mechanical calendar, a planetary ephemeris, even a little tachometer for the Greeks—everything encoded in a handful of metal wheels. Some scholars argue it hints at an algorithmic mindset that pre‑dates our very notion of computing. If you’re ready to sift through copper‑corrosion and epicycloids, I’ll bring my magnifying glass and a healthy dose of skepticism. The real treasure is the conversation we’ll have about how much of that “lost world” was mere engineering, and how much was a philosophical statement about numbers and the cosmos. Let’s dig, but let’s also be careful not to romanticize every dent as a clue.

Right, the dust will be our companion. Let’s pull out the little sun‑smashed gears and trace their ratios—no romantic myths, just brass and math. I’ll keep the skepticism on high and the curiosity on a sensible track. Here we go.