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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISBN-103662484455
ISBN-139783662484456
eBay Product ID (ePID)215983863
Product Key Features
Number of PagesX, 281 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDecoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device
SubjectArchaeology, Philosophy & Social Aspects, Time, Machinery, Physics / General, Astronomy
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Social Science, Science
AuthorHong-Sen Yan, Jian-Liang Lin
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight216.9 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal681.111
Table Of ContentA Sketch of Ancient Western Astronomy.- Ancient Astronomical Instruments.- Amazing Discovery of Archaeology.- Modern Reconstruction Research.- Reconstruction Design Methodology.- Reconstruction Designs of the Calendrical Subsystem.- Reconstruction Designs of the Lunar Subsystem.- Reconstruction Designs of the Solar Subsystem.- Reconstruction Designs of the Planetary Subsystem.- Reconstruction Designs of the Moon Phase Display Device.- Assembly Work and Models.
SynopsisThis 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.
LC Classification NumberQC5.53
