Dr Kat and The Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism was rediscovered over a century ago, since then it has been a mystery in various ways. While some questions were answered sixty years ago, many still remain...

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Portrait of young Valerios Stais (from Petrocheilos 1992). From https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Portrait-of-young-V-Stais-from-Petrocheilos-1992_fig1_311107840

Main fragment of the Antikythera mechanism. Held by the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, n ° 15987. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Ashkan Pakzad’s 3D surface model based on the highest resolution CT scan of the main fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism after improvement of the corrupted scan as detailed in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207430. Interactive model found at https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/antikythera-mechanism-main-fragment-ct-model-d7f48c8999c5406db1a9edba8a350a47

Schematic gear diagram of the Antikythera Mechanism. Physical evidence exists for gears labelled in black text. Gears labelled with red text are conjectural. Credit: Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones. From: https://insights.globalspec.com/article/5158/how-the-antikythera-mechanism-works

Mogi Vicentini’s Antikythera Machine mechanical model (2007). Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Tony Freeth’s computer-generated graphic for the front of the Antikythera mechanism. Original publication: The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project (2008). Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Tony Freeth’s computer-generated graphic for back of the Antikythera mechanism. Original publication: The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project (2008). Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Hermann Göll’s woodcut illustration of Hipparchus observing the sky from Alexandria (1876). In Aus fernen Welten by Bruno H. Brugel. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Domenico Fetti’s portrait of Archimedes of Syracuse (1620). Held in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

Detail of the Antikythera Mechanism inscriptions, hosted in high resolution at http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/42683

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