Piece of the Antikythera Mechanism

Piece of the Antikythera Mechanism

Central gear of the mechanism
Origin	The Ancient Greeks
Type	Rusted Gears
Effects	Allows user to perfectly predict any celestial event.
Downsides	May fill the user's lungs with sea water
Activation	Hold
Collected by	Warehouse 12
Section	Babbage-1822
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Origin[]

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient analog computer designed to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes, as well as the cycles of Olympic Games. The pieces of the mechanism were discovered in a shipwreck in 1900.

Effect[]

This is the central gear of the Antikythera Mechanism. When held, the user can perfectly predict any celestial event, eclipses, meteor showers, etc. It has been observed that some users's lung fill with sea water, although the reason is unknown.

Astronomy Artifacts
Astronomers	Clyde W. Tombaugh's Photographic Plates • Edmond Halley's Telescope • Ernst Chladni's Plate • Fritz Zwicky’s Meteor Pellets • Galileo Galilei's Astrolabe • Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers’ Telescope • Johannes Hevelius' Quadrant • Johannes Kepler's Telescope Lense • John Flamsteed's Star Catalogue • Kazimierz Kordylewski’s Telescope • Luis Alvarez's Iridium Chunk • Nicolaus Copernicus' Armillary Sphere • Tycho Brahe's Prosthetic Noses • Vera Rubin's Protractor • William Wales' Portable Observatory
Exploration Missions	American	Apollo 11 Lunar Landing Hoax Set • Apollo 13 Command Module • Apollo 15 Geologic Hammer and Falcon Feather • Chris Hadfield's Acoustic Guitar • Columbia Space Shuttle • Navigational Software from the Mars Climate Orbiter • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Richard F. Gordon Jr's Spacesuit Helmet • Saturn V • The Fourth Astronaut • Wally Schirra’s Insignia Patches • William Safire’s Apollo 11 Speech
Soviet / Russian	Alexey Leonov's "Near the Moon" • Laika's Harness • Sputnik's Antenna • USSR Space Capsule • Valentin Bondarenko's Cotton Balls • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Vladislav Volkov’s Spacesuit • Yuri Gagarin's Hockey Puck • Yuri Gagarin's Spacesuit • Yuri Gagarin's Lieutenant Pin
Other	Edward Makuka Nkoloso’s Oil Drum • Matroshka Experiments Mannequin
Natural Phenomenon	Samples	Chunk of the Chelyabinsk Meteor • Explosive Meteor Fragment • NWA 7034 • Piece of Halley's Comet • Star Jelly
	Solar Prominence	Donald Liebenberg's Eclipse Glasses • Évry Schatzman's Telescope • Johannes Fabricius' Camera Obscura • Obelisk from St. Peter's Basilica • Ra's Scepter • Ra's Solar Barge
	Lunar Activity	Chang'e's Buyao • Jean Chastel's Silver Gun • Li Bai’s Rosewood Wall Panels • Princess Kaguya’s Bamboo Sword • Selene's Tiara • Tobias Mayer's Reflecting Circle • Wang Zhenyi's Lunar Eclipse
	Exotic Physics	Fred Hoyle’s Rubik's Cube • George Biddell Airy Transit Instrument • Hermann Weyl's Drafting Compass • Holmdel Horn Antenna • James Chadwick's Nobel Prize • Jocelyn Bell Burnell's Chart Recorder • Johannes Kepler's Planetary Model • John Archibald Wheeler’s Newton Cradle • Karl Schwarzchild's Pocket Watch • Louis Essen's Alarm Clock
Extraterrestrial Life	Purported Sightings	Heaven's Gate Homepage • J. Allen Hynek's Telescope • William Brazel's Cowboy Hat
Extraterrestrial Life	Fictional Encounters	Bolaji Badejo's Beret • Cybermen Outfits • Dalek Costumes • Fox Mulder's 'I Want To Believe' Poster • Garrett P. Serviss' Prop Martian Gun • George Lucas' Original Prop Lightsaber • H. R. Giger's Mechanical Pencil • HAL 9000 Prop • Omnitrix Toy • Orson Welles' Microphone • Richard O'Brien's Stockings • U.S. Air Force Space Probe No. 1 • Zathura
Miscellaneous	Bill Kaysing's Feather • Carl Sagan's Jacket • Charles Fort’s Newspaper Clippings • Conrad Haas’ Nozzle • Huitzilopochtli's Sacrificial Bowl • Jack Parson's Rocket Engine • Lance Bass' Cargo Container • Maria Margaretha Kirch's Ephemeris • Piece of the Antikythera Mechanism • Qian Xuesen's Servomechanism