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Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by phcreery » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:04 PM UTC

krastanov wrote: post #3

This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to... It is an amazing playlist.

This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by jaggederest » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:09 PM UTC

phcreery wrote: post #11

krastanov wrote: post #3

This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to... It is an amazing playlist.

This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.

All of his videos are behind a Patreon paywall these days, as far as I can tell. He's still working on the Antikythera mechanism, it's just only visible to patrons.

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by jacobolus » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:10 PM UTC

phcreery wrote: post #11

krastanov wrote: post #3

This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to... It is an amazing playlist.

This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.

The most recent video in that playlist was uploaded in December 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkKgdq57uOo&list=PLZioPDnFPN... (before that the previous video was from October 2018; maybe you meant ~3 years ago)

There is also an 'antikythera fragments' playlist with the most recent video from September 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLBDKmFG90U&list=PLZioPDnFPN...

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by marstall » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:15 PM UTC

this was an amazing read!

I know some are upset at certain recent SciAm op-eds.

But every issue has 2-5 gorgeous, beefy articles like this one that make me a happy paying subscriber.

Absolutely stunning visualization of the inner workings of this marvelous device.

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by incomplete » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:22 PM UTC

krastanov wrote: post #3

This very talented machinist (Clickspring's Chris) is recreating the device using tools from that age on their YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZioPDnFPNsHnyxfygxA0to... It is an amazing playlist.

i'm 5m in to the first video and already hooked. incredible work... i saw the actual device in athens and the craftsmanship is still visible, and this is a fitting tribute. :)

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by falcolas » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:27 PM UTC

jacobolus wrote: post #13

phcreery wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This series is so good but it is unfinished with the last video being uploaded 5 years ago. I want for Chris to finish it so badly.

The most recent video in that playlist was uploaded in December 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkKgdq57uOo&list=PLZioPDnFPN... (before that the previous video was from October 2018; maybe you meant ~3 years ago) There is also an 'antikythera fragments' playlist with the most recent video from September 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLBDKmFG90U&list=PLZioPDnFPN...

Yeah, working on the paper put a real stop to the work, but it seems to be back up and running again.

Re: The Antikythera mechanism reveals new secrets

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Post by JshWright » Tue, Jan 04, 2022, 7:30 PM UTC

reactspa wrote: post #5

> in his model, the 223-tooth gear turned much too fast for it to make sense. But in my model, the 223-tooth gear rotates very slowly Science! (Clarification: it all sounds very narrative-fallacy to me. Hey, but feel free to downvote the opinion of a contrarian!)

I think the downvotes are because you are making a very low effort criticism (even with your clarification). If you expand a bit on why it sounds "narrative-fallacy" to you, you might get more traction.