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The first book describing systematic reconstruction designs of the Antikythera mechanism
Introduces the structural analysis and comparisons of available reconstruction designs of the mechanism
Presents an innovative methodology for the systematic reconstruction designs of lost ancient mechanisms based on conceptual design of modern mechanisms
Offers feasible reconstruction designs of the incomplete/lost/unclear subsystems of the interior structure
Presents 48 feasible designs of the complete interior structure
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
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 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.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Jian-Liang Lin, Hong-Sen Yan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device
Authors: Jian-Liang Lin, Hong-Sen Yan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48447-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-48445-6Published: 22 October 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51597-6Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-48447-0Published: 26 October 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 281
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 142 illustrations in colour
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Machinery and Machine Elements, Science Education, History of Science