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A Handmade Antikythera Mechanism - Rediscovering an Ancient Greek Enigma

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Published on 07 Oct 2023 / In Film & Animation

This video presents a modernised reproduction of the Antikythera Mechanism, including clips of the manufacturing process and a snippet of how the device works.

Credits:
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Manufactured by Dr Alastair Godfrey
Filming & video editing by Mike Godfrey
Narration by Hazel Mitchell
Photos kindly provided by Brett Seymour (https://www.brettseymourphotography.com/)
A special thanks to Dr Tony Freeth (UCL) for his research into the mechanism, which informed many aspects of the design.

About Chronova Engineering Ltd:
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We're a small team of scientists and engineers who love making cool things! If you'd like to see what else we get up to, please subscribe to our channel and visit our other sites: https://linktr.ee/chronovaengineering

Suggested further content:
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Clickspring has a brilliant series on manufacturing an Antikythera mechanism using historically appropriate techniques: https://youtube.com/playlist?l....ist=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyx
Updates on further wreck expeditions can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/user/antikythera2012
Lots more information about the Antikythera mechanism: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/

Licenses and references:
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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/hope
License code: BMWWBZCC3SFHN42E

One of Dr Tony Freeth's paper, referenced in video: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature05357

CT data: https://dataverse.harvard.edu/....dataset.xhtml?persis

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Councilof1
Councilof1 7 months ago

Computer's have been around a very long time. They just change form and function. It's a fascinating device which brings so many questions.

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Life_N_Times_of_Shane_T_Hanson

Just like finding that Sodomite is an element that was deliberately left off the periodic table of elements... That raises a lot of questions too.

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Councilof1
Councilof1 7 months ago

@Life_N_Times_of_Shane_T_Hanson: That's a new one for me. Leaving elements off the Table of Elements would raise many questions. I have to ask before I go searching, is that really a thing or is like the whole Australia doesn't exist thing? Although it's hilarious that people fell for the Australia thing.

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Life_N_Times_of_Shane_T_Hanson

@Councilof1: It's a clever way to invent stories... I mean there are people who belive a dead guy came back to life and ascended into low earth orbit and he talks to them by telepathy..... so if people are gulliable enough to believe that, they can be persuaded to believe anything..... Like all vaccines are safe and effective....

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