An Initial Assessment of the Accuracy of the Gear Trains in the Antikythera Mechanism

Edmunds, Michael Geoffrey 2011. An Initial Assessment of the Accuracy of the Gear Trains in the Antikythera Mechanism. Journal for the History of Astronomy 42 (3) , pp. 307-320.

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Abstract

The article examines the accuracy of the gear trains of the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek device that was possibly used as an astronomical calculator. The author analyzes the placement of the mechanism's gear teeth. Mathematical models of gear train accuracy are provided, with the author noting the standard deviations in the trains. Because of the gear errors present in the Mechanism, the author concludes that it was probably used more for display or education purposes than for actual astronomical calculation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Physics and Astronomy
Subjects:	Q Science > QB Astronomy
Publisher:	Science History Publications
ISSN:	0021-8286
Last Modified:	04 Jun 2017 04:52
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/46026

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