ameso

"Here you can find a complete emulation of the Antikythera mechanism on the Squeak EToys environment. Its construction follows the recent findings of the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project. I have developed this as a prototype base for educational activities on the XO machine of the One Laptop per Child initiative. Implementing the mechanism as an EToys application is a goldmine for educational activities in the following areas:

• Astronomy: the motion of bodies; relationships; calendars
• Arithmetic: calculating with fractions
• Geometry: angles; constructing an ellipse; triangle properties; spirals
• Mechanical engineering: gears
• Physics: angular velocity; friction
• Archeology: ancient greek technology; carbon dating; computer tomography
• Computer science: emulation; problem decomposition; graphs; geometric algorithms
• Science: the process of scientific discovery

See also the corresponding publication

• Diomidis Spinellis. The Antikythera mechanism: A computer science perspective. Computer, 41(5):22–27, May 2008. (doi:10.1109/MC.2008.166)

and the material of an invited talk presented at the 2009 USENIX Annual Technical Conference."

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