Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device
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Sprache:Englisch
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
23.08.2016
Abbildungen
X, 173 illus., 142 illus. in color., schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen
Verlag
Springer BerlinSeitenzahl
281
Maße (L/B/H)
23.5/15.5/1.6 cm
Gewicht
446 g
Auflage
Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-3-662-51597-6
This book presents a systematic design methodology for decoding the interior structure of the Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical device from ancient Greece. The historical background, surviving evidence and reconstructions of the mechanism are introduced, and the historical development of astronomical achievements and various astronomical instruments are investigated. Pursuing an approach based on the conceptual design of modern mechanisms and bearing in mind the standards of science and technology at the time, all feasible designs of the six lost/incomplete/unclear subsystems are synthesized as illustrated examples, and 48 feasible designs of the complete interior structure are presented. This approach provides not only a logical tool for applying modern mechanical engineering knowledge to the reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism, but also an innovative research direction for identifying the original structures of the mechanism in the future. In short, the book offers valuable new insights for all readers who are interested in the Antikythera mechanism.
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