Gears from the Greeks: The Antikythera Mechanism -- A Calendar Computer from Ca. 80 B.C., Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol.
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Contents: Discovery of the Antikythera shipwreck; Discovery of and research on the mechanism fragments, 1902-73; The casing, general construction, and dial work; The arrangement of the plates and components of the mechanism; The door plates and orientation and use of the mechanism; The accuracy of gear teeth numbers; Description of individual gears and gear trains; The inscriptions; The Antikythera mechanism as an historical document; The early history...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0871696479
ISBN13:9780871696472
Release Date:January 1974
Publisher:American Philosophical Society Press
Length:70 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 8.3" x 11.0"
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