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The Antikythera Mechanism Episode 9 - Making The Epicyclic Pin and Slot Gearing
Clickspring makes the pin-and-slot epicyclic gearing of the Antikythera Mechanism, the module modelling the Moon's variable motion in the Greek theory, by hand.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a beautiful explanation of how the mechanism models the Moon's uneven motion.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Clickspring
- Topic
- antikythera mechanism
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2022
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From the original HN conversations
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Clickspring's work on the Antikithra mechanism (and the Pateron exclusive Byzantine Sundial) is particularly interesting, because not all of the movements created by gears are circular or even. The input can be purely rotational, but the output is not. For example on the Antikithra mechanism, …
falcolas on Hacker News · 2020-02
In GearsPerhaps the most beautiful part of the mechanism is the modelling of the motion of the Moon, which Chris describes in minute detail [1]. [1] [VIDEO]
utopcell on Hacker News · 2021-07
In The Antikythera Mechanism
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