The influence of Hipparchus in Antikythera mechanism
IS Diolatzis, G Pavlogeorgatos - New Astronomy, 2019 - Elsevier
Around 1900, a group of sponge divers, pulled out from an ancient Roman shipwreck, near
the Antikythera island, a piece of a hardly distinguishable geared mechanism which is
known since then as “The Antikythera mechanism”. Until now the exact use of some of its
survived gears is investigated and there are speculations about its missing parts. In 2005
two revolutionary technical methods were applied on Antikythera mechanism. The first is
known as:(3D) X-ray computed tomography (CT) by X-Tek Systems Ltd, with the use of …
the Antikythera island, a piece of a hardly distinguishable geared mechanism which is
known since then as “The Antikythera mechanism”. Until now the exact use of some of its
survived gears is investigated and there are speculations about its missing parts. In 2005
two revolutionary technical methods were applied on Antikythera mechanism. The first is
known as:(3D) X-ray computed tomography (CT) by X-Tek Systems Ltd, with the use of …
