Our current knowledge of the Antikythera Mechanism
JH Seiradakis, MG Edmunds - Nature Astronomy, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known mechanical calculator. It was
constructed around the second century bce and lost in a shipwreck very close to the small
Greek island of Antikythera. The shipwreck was discovered 2,000 years later, in 1900. The …
constructed around the second century bce and lost in a shipwreck very close to the small
Greek island of Antikythera. The shipwreck was discovered 2,000 years later, in 1900. The …
The Antikythera mechanism and the mechanical universe
MG Edmunds - Contemporary physics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
How did our view of the Universe develop? By the mid-eighteenth century, a world view had
developed of a system constrained by physical laws. These laws, if not entirely understood,
showed regularity and could be handled mathematically to provide both explanation and …
developed of a system constrained by physical laws. These laws, if not entirely understood,
showed regularity and could be handled mathematically to provide both explanation and …
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