The Mechanism of the Antikythera Mechanism
In short: The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2,000-year-old Greek analog computer that used bronze gears to predict astronomical events like eclipses and planetary positions.
A 1:32 short film in the series “How It Worked”.
Sources used in this film: World History Encyclopedia, “Antikythera Mechanism”; Oxford University Research Archive, “Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator”; Academia.edu, “X-ray Tomography of the Antikythera Mechanism”; PubMed, “Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator - PubMed”.
Sources used in this film
- World History Encyclopedia — Antikythera Mechanism · View →
- Oxford University Research Archive — Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator · View →
- Academia.edu — X-ray Tomography of the Antikythera Mechanism · View →
- PubMed — Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator - PubMed · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: World History Encyclopedia: Antikythera Mechanism
- Also: Oxford University Research Archive: Eclipse Prediction on the Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculating Machine Known as the Antikythera Mechanism - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
- Also: PLOS One / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator
- Also: Academia.edu: X-ray Tomography of the Antikythera Mechanism
- Also: PubMed: Improved X-ray computed tomography reconstruction of the largest fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator - PubMed
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