Decoding the mechanisms of antikythera astronomical device / Jian-Liang Lin, Hong-Sen Yan.
Pubblicazione:
Heidelberg : Springer, c2016.
Descrizione fisica:
X, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: 1. A sketch of ancient Western astronomy 2. Ancient astronomical instruments 3. Amazing discovery of archaeology 4. Modern reconstruction research 5. Reconstruction design methodology 6. Reconstruction designs of the calendrical subsystem 7. Reconstruction designs of the Lunar subsystem 8. Reconstruction designs of the Solar subsystem 9. Reconstruction designs of the planetary subsystem 10. Reconstruction designs of the Moon phase display device 11. Assembly work and models. Appendix A: All 48 feasible designs of complete interior mechanisms. Appendix B: Detailed design of model 9. Index