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If you're interested in the history of the mechanism itself and the lives of the people who tried to make sense of it, I found this book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456216-decoding-the-heavens https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456216-decoding-the-hea... both very enjoyable and informative