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1. When was the Antikythera Mechanism first discovered?
2. The island of Antikythera lies within which body of water?
3. The ship containing the Antikythera Mechanism is believed to have been heading to which present Mediterranean country?
4. For which purpose is the Antikythera Mechanism believed to have been constructed?
5. To whom is the Antikythera Mechanism's design and construction attributed?
6. How many fragments of the Antikythera Mechanism were recovered?
7. The Antikythera Mechanism was an electrically operated device.
8. The Antikythera Mechanism was designed, constructed and in use many centuries before comparable devices came into use in Northern Europe. In which century was any machine comparable made in Northern Europe?
9. Did the Antikythera Mechanism come complete with written instructions in its use?
10. In which museum are the fragments of the original Antikythera Mechanism on display?
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