Title Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device Author(s) Lin, Jian-Liang;Yan, Hong-Sen Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. Description X, 281 p. 172 illus., 141 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note This book presents a systematic design methodology for decoding the interior structure of the Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical device from ancient Greece. The historical background, surviving evidence and reconstructions of the mechanism are introduced, and the historical development of astronomical achievements and various astronomical instruments are investigated. Pursuing an approach based on the conceptual design of modern mechanisms and bearing in mind the standards of science and technology at the time, all feasible designs of the six lost/incomplete/unclear subsystems are synthesized as illustrated examples, and 48 feasible designs of the complete interior structure are presented. This approach provides not only a logical tool for applying modern mechanical engineering knowledge to the reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism, but also an innovative research direction for identifying the original structures of the mechanism in the future. In short, the book offers valuable new insights for all readers who are interested in the Antikythera mechanism ISBN,Price 9783662484470 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. HISTORY 4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE 6. Machinery 7. Machinery and Machine Elements 8. PHYSICS 9. SCIENCE EDUCATION Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I10084     On Shelf