Theoretical analysis of the lunar epicyclic pin and aperture system in the Antikythera mechanism
In this paper I develop a theoretical analysis of a two gear eccentric system in the Antikythera Mechanism, the oldest known analog computer. One gear carries a pin and as it rotates it transmits the motion to the other gear, which has an aperture. The angular velocity of the second gear depends fro...
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Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
2016-07-01
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| Series: | Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies |
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| Online Access: | https://aaatec.org/documents/article/mg1.pdf |