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  • Collection: The Antikythera Mechanism - The elliptical movement of the Moon and its simulation by the Mechanism

Το κείμενο περιγράφει τον τρόπο προσομοίωσης της ελλειπτικής τροχιάς της Σελήνης στον Μηχανισμό των Αντικυθήρων

Η Δρ. Μαριάννα Ευσταθίου, μέλος της ομάδας έρευνας του Μηχανισμού των Αντικυθήρων του Αριστοτελείου Πανεπιστημίου Θεσσαλονικής,…

Exact replica of the Antikythera Mechanism. Its dimensions correspond to those of the original Antikythera Mechanism and it is constructed of the same material, i.e. bronze for the gears and shafts and wood for the construction of the box.
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Τhe components of the Mechanism include two protective-cover doors and their engraved inscriptions, gears, shafts and axes.

The text describes how the Antikythera Mechanism simulates the movements of the system Moon-Earth-Sun (i.e. the elliptical orbit of the Moon around the Earth)

The video demonstrates the way the user could use the Antikythera Mechanismin.

Dr. Marianna Efstathiou, member of the academic team of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, which investigates the Antikythera Mechanism, describes the modus operandi of the Mechanism.

For each assembly step of a model, a functionality test is conducted. One such test is presented in the specific video.
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atom, dcmes-xml, json, omeka-json, omeka-xml, rss2