Simulation of the Lunar elliptical orbit by the Antikythera Mechanism
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Simulation of the Lunar elliptical orbit by the Antikythera Mechanism
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Description
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)
Source
Kyriakos Efstathiou
Marianna Efstathiou
Alexandros Basiakoulis
Publisher
Digital Heritage Research Lab
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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Language
en
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Antikythera_Mechanism_Lunar_Motion_Text_ENG
Abstract
The device was operated manually by a user to set a date on a dial and notice the astronomical
phenomena that occur on that day. Respectively, by choosing an astronomical phenomenon, the user can
observe at which date the phenomenon will happen.
A complex set of gears was found in the Mechanism, which was able to accurately
calculate the elliptical orbit of the Moon, simulating the theory of Hipparchus' epicyclic theory. This anomalous movement of the Moon is accurately calculated by the Antikythera Mechanism.
phenomena that occur on that day. Respectively, by choosing an astronomical phenomenon, the user can
observe at which date the phenomenon will happen.
A complex set of gears was found in the Mechanism, which was able to accurately
calculate the elliptical orbit of the Moon, simulating the theory of Hipparchus' epicyclic theory. This anomalous movement of the Moon is accurately calculated by the Antikythera Mechanism.
Is Part Of
The Antikythera Mechanism
EU- FUNDED PROJECT ERA CHAIR MNEMOSYNE
Temporal Coverage
Hellenistic (323-31 B.C.)
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Citation
Kyriakos Efstathiou et al., “Simulation of the Lunar elliptical orbit by the Antikythera Mechanism,” Αψίδα, accessed April 26, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/47382.