TY - BOOK ID - 14223983 TI - Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device AU - Lin, Jian-Liang. AU - Yan, Hong-Sen. PY - 2016 SN - 3662484455 3662484471 PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Physics - General KW - Physics KW - Physical Sciences & Mathematics KW - Antikythera mechanism (Ancient calculator) KW - Astronomical clocks KW - Calendar, Greek. KW - History. KW - Greek calendar KW - Clocks, Astronomical KW - Astronomical instruments KW - Clocks and watches KW - Mathematical instruments KW - Engineering. KW - Science KW - History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics. KW - Machinery and Machine Elements. KW - Science Education. KW - History of Science. KW - Study and teaching. KW - Annals KW - Auxiliary sciences of history KW - Science education KW - Scientific education KW - Construction KW - Industrial arts KW - Technology KW - Physics. KW - Machinery. KW - Science education. KW - Machinery KW - Machines KW - Manufactures KW - Power (Mechanics) KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Motors KW - Power transmission KW - Natural philosophy KW - Philosophy, Natural KW - Physical sciences KW - Dynamics KW - Curious devices UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14223983 AB - 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. ER -