Dear Frank King, This link is indeed fascinating. Since I am a member of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project, I will be happy to provide you with further information on this unique artifact. There is also a forthcoming small exhibition in Athens (Greece), which will be followed in September by a broader event within the National Archaeological Museum (where the Mechanism is kept). Details at:
http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/exhibitions/nhrf Best wishes, Yanis Bitsakis The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr -----Original Message----- From: Frank King [mailto:frank.k...@cl.cam.ac.uk] Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 7:59 PM To: la...@celestialproducts.com Cc: 'Sundial' Subject: Re: Antikythera mechanism Dear Larry, Like many others on this list I found the link that you posted about the Antikythera mechanism fascinating. http://www.cnccookbook.com/CCOrreryNotes.html For those who want further technical detail, there is quite a good account in the latest, December 2009, issue of Scientific American. Health Warning: this article has kept me up two nights pondering gear ratios and it is becoming a serious distraction! Frank King --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
