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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Published in:	Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies
Main Author:	Giannopoulou, M.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies 2016-07-01
Subjects:	antikythera mechanism ancient astronomy ancient physics prehistoric science ancient technologies.
Online Access:	https://aaatec.org/documents/article/mg1.pdf

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