Antikythera mechanism
Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I stood in the museum in Athens looking reverently at the actual corroded lump of bronze now known as the Antikythera mechanism and the various reconstructions of what it is thought to have been. My immediate thought was HOW could its secrets have been revealed in sufficient detail to reproduce it with so much certainty. Having looked at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoS75-0BRWo I feel that I now know the answers and can believe in the outcome. In particular the suggestion/conclusion as to who actually designed it makes a lot of sense. The music?, ear-blasting commercials and faulty lip-sync are a small price to pay. Tony Moss--- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
RE: Antikythera mechanism
... and you cam get yours here: http://www.chrono24.com/en/hublot/masterpiece-mp-08-antikythera-sunmoon--id3 151158.htm Bob -Original Message- From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of Dave Bell Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 6:42 PM To: tonylindi...@talktalk.net Cc: Sundial List Sundial List Subject: Re: Antikythera mechanism Coincidentally, in today's Gizmag: http://www.gizmag.com/hublot-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-watch/2051 7/ Now, you can wear a (subset of) the Antikythera Mechanism... Dave Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:06 AM, tonylindi...@talktalk.net tonylindi...@talktalk.net wrote: Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I stood in the museum in Athens looking reverently at the actual corroded lump of bronze now known as the Antikythera mechanism and the various reconstructions of what it is thought to have been. My immediate thought was HOW could its secrets have been revealed in sufficient detail to reproduce it with so much certainty. Having looked at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoS75-0BRWo I feel that I now know the answers and can believe in the outcome. In particular the suggestion/conclusion as to who actually designed it makes a lot of sense. The music?, ear-blasting commercials and faulty lip-sync are a small price to pay. Tony Moss --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Antikythera mechanism
Thanks Bob, I guess there must be people around who have the necessary $202,020 (let's not forget the odd $20!), but I'd have to sell my beautiful grand-daughter into white slavery just to be able to afford a 10% deposit on it! And my son would definitely not approve. Looking at the rest of the site, the prices stop at $319, 680, and then become price on application. Obviously not aimed at me, but apparently some people have this sort of money, and the desire to spend it on a watch that probably isn't as accurate as the clock in a smart phone. But somehow I think that anyone who can afford to buy one of these isn't all that interested in telling the time with it. Cheers, John John Pickard john.pick...@bigpond.com -Original Message- From: Robert Terwilliger Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 10:14 AM To: 'Dave Bell' ; tonylindi...@talktalk.net Cc: 'Sundial List Sundial List' Subject: RE: Antikythera mechanism ... and you cam get yours here: http://www.chrono24.com/en/hublot/masterpiece-mp-08-antikythera-sunmoon--id3 151158.htm Bob --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
Re: Antikythera mechanism
Coincidentally, in today's Gizmag: http://www.gizmag.com/hublot-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-watch/20517/ Now, you can wear a (subset of) the Antikythera Mechanism... Dave Sent from my iPhone On Aug 17, 2015, at 3:06 AM, tonylindi...@talktalk.net tonylindi...@talktalk.net wrote: Hi everyone, A few weeks ago I stood in the museum in Athens looking reverently at the actual corroded lump of bronze now known as the Antikythera mechanism and the various reconstructions of what it is thought to have been. My immediate thought was HOW could its secrets have been revealed in sufficient detail to reproduce it with so much certainty. Having looked at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoS75-0BRWo I feel that I now know the answers and can believe in the outcome. In particular the suggestion/conclusion as to who actually designed it makes a lot of sense. The music?, ear-blasting commercials and faulty lip-sync are a small price to pay. Tony Moss --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
RE: Metal cone
Hi Dan, I have a metal dibber – a garden tool for making holes in the ground mainly for planting leeks – the cone at the end is 12cm long x 3cm wide at the base. If this is the sort of size, then have a look round a garden store. Best wishes, Jackie Jackie Jones 50° 50’ 09” N0° 07’ 40” W From: sundial [mailto:sundial-boun...@uni-koeln.de] On Behalf Of tonylindi...@talktalk.net Sent: 16 August 2015 10:56 To: sundial list Subject: RE: Metal cone Hi Dan, For a larger cone I would consider making a wooden 'pattern' taken to a foundry for casting in bronze or aluminium perhaps. Most metals shrink on cooling so the patterns should be increased slightly: 1/60 (brass and aluminium) 1/75 (bronze). Pattern makers use special rulers graduated to allow for this which cause havoc if allowed to 'escape' into a general workshop. How do I know this??? :-( Tony Moss Original Message From: sasch...@hotmail.com Date: 15/08/2015 18:40 To: Dan Uzacerculdest...@gmail.com, sundial listsundial@uni-koeln.de Subj: RE: Metal cone Hi Dan, you didn't say how big you were looking for. For small sundials you can use the cone used for jewelry display to hold rings and bracelets. They are even available in clear plastic. sasch stephens _ Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 21:16:41 +0300 Subject: Metal cone From: cerculdest...@gmail.com To: sundial@uni-koeln.de Hello all ! Any idea how much a metal cone would cost and where to buy it online? The kind you can use as gnomon - Ebay has loads of punk spikes on offer, but they are too small. Thanks! Dan Uza --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial --- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
