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Pretty much proof right there that humanity was pretty advanced at some point and some idiot set us all back about 2000 years by taking out key people (& library of Alexandria?). To construct something that intricate, even “by hand”, would require some precision metalworking & removal equipment not to mention a great deal of mathematics.

Reminded me somewhat of the “Torpedo Data Computers” of WWII that US submarines used. But look how much went into something that just had to compute a firing angle.

https://maritime.org/tech/tdc.htm

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Pretty much proof right there that humanity was pretty advanced at some point and some idiot set us all back about 2000 years by taking out key people (& library of Alexandria?). To construct something that intricate, even “by hand”, would require some precision metalworking & removal equipment not to mention a great deal of mathematics.

Yes, it's mind boggling technology for so long ago. Almost makes me wonder if that "Chariots of the Gods" stuff might have some merit. Lol! (semi-seriously)