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Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device

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 astron...

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Main Authors: Lin, Jian-Liang. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Yan, Hong-Sen. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Subjects:
Physics.
Machinery.
Science education.
History.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Machinery and Machine Elements.
Science Education.
History of Science.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48447-0

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