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Antikythera Mechanism: Evidence of a Lunar Calendar (2020)

69 points by mmastrac 4y ago

AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
If you're curious on what the antikythera mechanism is in a more practical sense, I can't recommend enough the ongoing clickspring project where they build one. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0... Really fascinating and meditative video series, excellently filmed. Can not recommend it enough!
- Accujack 4y ago
  He's the first author listed on this paper, too. It's the reason he took a hiatus from filming, because he discovered this and had to write it into a paper rather than just talking about it on Youtube.
- dbcurtis 4y ago
  As a hobby machinist I love watching Clickspring. I am awestruck by his skills and his great film work as well.
- gamedna 4y ago
  The paper has the following in the acknowledgements: " In addition, C.B. particularly thanks Clickspring patrons " Not only is he a high quality youtuber, he is also a high quality human.
mystickphoenix 4y ago
Obligatory link for Clickspring on youtube who is machining the mechanism from scans: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0...
- AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
  You beat me by 1 minute :) Love these kind of meditative machining/building channels.
- iamtedd 4y ago
  He is also a co-author of the posted paper.
jshprentz 4y ago
Previous HN discussion in 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25412576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25412576
antognini 4y ago
Huh, by coincidence the episode this month of a podcast I do on the history of astronomy happened to be on the Antikythera Mechanism so it has been top of mind for me. If you want to hear a little about the history of the discovery of this device the episode's page with a transcript is here: https://songofurania.com/episode/022 https://songofurania.com/episode/022 It's a fascinating device --- it's the earliest known geared mechanism in Europe. It seems to tantalizingly suggest that engineering in the late Hellenistic Era was much more advanced than we had previously suspected. It's just a shame that so much from that period has been lost.
kingforaday 4y ago
Recommend the song of the same name by BT.
morekozhambu 4y ago

69 points by mmastrac 4y ago

If you're curious on what the antikythera mechanism is in a more practical sense, I can't recommend enough the ongoing clickspring project where they build one. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0... Really fascinating and meditative video series, excellently filmed. Can not recommend it enough!

Accujack 4y ago
He's the first author listed on this paper, too. It's the reason he took a hiatus from filming, because he discovered this and had to write it into a paper rather than just talking about it on Youtube.
dbcurtis 4y ago
As a hobby machinist I love watching Clickspring. I am awestruck by his skills and his great film work as well.
gamedna 4y ago
The paper has the following in the acknowledgements: " In addition, C.B. particularly thanks Clickspring patrons " Not only is he a high quality youtuber, he is also a high quality human.

mystickphoenix 4y ago

Obligatory link for Clickspring on youtube who is machining the mechanism from scans: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to4RXv4_jDU2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0...

AdamJacobMuller 4y ago
You beat me by 1 minute :) Love these kind of meditative machining/building channels.
iamtedd 4y ago
He is also a co-author of the posted paper.

jshprentz 4y ago

Previous HN discussion in 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25412576 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25412576

antognini 4y ago

Huh, by coincidence the episode this month of a podcast I do on the history of astronomy happened to be on the Antikythera Mechanism so it has been top of mind for me. If you want to hear a little about the history of the discovery of this device the episode's page with a transcript is here: https://songofurania.com/episode/022 https://songofurania.com/episode/022 It's a fascinating device --- it's the earliest known geared mechanism in Europe. It seems to tantalizingly suggest that engineering in the late Hellenistic Era was much more advanced than we had previously suspected. It's just a shame that so much from that period has been lost.

kingforaday 4y ago

Recommend the song of the same name by BT.

morekozhambu 4y ago