A Portable Cosmos

Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism, Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World

Description

The Antikythera Mechanism, now 82 small fragments of corroded bronze, was an ancient Greek machine simulating the cosmos as the Greeks understood it. Reflecting the most recent researches, A Portable Cosmos presents it as a gateway to Greek astronomy and technology and their place in Greco-Roman society and thought.
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Writer
Jones, Alexander (Professor of the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity
Title
A Portable Cosmos
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
312
Weight
450 gr
EAN
9780190931490
Dimensions
228 x 157 x 19 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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