Gears from the Greeks - (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) by Derek De Solla Price (Paperback)

Name: Gears from the Greeks - (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society) by Derek De Solla Price (Paperback)
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Contents: Discovery of the Antikythera shipwreck; Discovery of and research on the mechanism fragments, 1902-73; The casing, general construction, and dial work; The arrangement of the plates and components of the mechanism; The door plates and orientation and use of the mechanism; The accuracy of gear teeth numbers; Description of individual gears and gear trains; The inscriptions; The Antikythera mechanism as an historical document; The early history of gearing and clockwork; and The invention of complicated clockwork and the differential gear.
Author(s): Derek De Solla Price
70 Pages
History, Ancient
Series Name: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society

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Contents: Discovery of the Antikythera shipwreck; Discovery of and research on the mechanism fragments, 1902-73; The casing, general construction, and dial work; The arrangement of the plates and components of the mechanism; The door plates and orientation and use of the mechanism; The accuracy of gear teeth numbers; Description of individual gears and gear trains; The inscriptions; The Antikythera mechanism as an historical document; The early history of gearing and clockwork; and The invention of complicated clockwork and the differential gear. App.: Composition of the metal fragments (contrib. by Earle Caley and Cyril Smith); and Tech. note on radiography of fragments. Illus.

Dimensions (Overall): 11.0 Inches (H) x 8.25 Inches (W) x .15 Inches (D)

Weight: .4 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 70

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Ancient

Series Title: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society

Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press

Theme: Greece

Format: Paperback

Author: Derek De Solla Price

Language: English

Street Date: January 1, 1974

TCIN: 1006601562

UPC: 9780871696472

Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-7750

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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