The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought.
The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought.
Alexander Jones is Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Chapter 1. The Wreck and the Discovery Chapter 2. The Investigations Chapter 3. Looking at the Mechanism Chapter 4. Calendars and Games Chapter 5. Stars, Sun, and Moon Chapter 6. Eclipses Chapter 7. The Wanderers Chapter 8. Hidden Workings Chapter 9. Afterword: The Meaning of the Mechanism Bibliography
Preface Chapter 1. The Wreck and the Discovery Chapter 2. The Investigations Chapter 3. Looking at the Mechanism Chapter 4. Calendars and Games Chapter 5. Stars, Sun, and Moon Chapter 6. Eclipses Chapter 7. The Wanderers Chapter 8. Hidden Workings Chapter 9. Afterword: The Meaning of the Mechanism Bibliography
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