How the Antikythera Mechanism Worked
Streaming video - 2017
Learn to operate the Antikythera mechanism, the glory of ancient astronomy. Modern models show how a simple turn of the crank could reveal the day of the year, phase of the Moon, possible eFilmclipse dates, the cycles of ancient games, and other information. Probe the historical impact of this device.
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
The Great Courses
2017.
2018. - Language
- English
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- A Kanopy streaming video
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- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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- 00:28:29
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).