Document Details Gears from the Greeks - The Antikythera Mechanism - A Calendar Computer from ca. 80 B.C.:
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- Title: Gears from the Greeks - The Antikythera Mechanism - A Calendar Computer from ca. 80 B.C.
SubTitle: in Transactions of the American Philosophical Society held in Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge. New Series Vol.64, Part 7, 1974 - Author: Derek J de Sola Price
- Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Other Keywords: Antikythera Greece Greek -- Library of Congress: 74-84369
Language: ENG
Notes: One of the first (1974) major scholarly publications on the ca. 80 BC geared mechanism found in 1900 in greek shipwreck of the island of Antikythera, generally interpreted to be a mechanical calendar calculator
Edition: 1974, Vol. 64 -- Copyright: 1974
Kind: Book
Type: Scientific Instrument
Geographic area: CentEurope
Topic: History
Organization: NA/other
Pages: 70 -- Height in cm: 30
Print Status: 2 (1 means in print - 2 means out of print)
Entered By: FMM
BHM No: 10141 - Publisher: American Philosophical Society
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