Abstract The Antikythera Mechanism is the oldest known mechanical calculator. It was
constructed around the second century bce and lost in a shipwreck very close to the small …

Abstract The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator, has
challenged researchers since its discovery in 1901. Now split into 82 fragments, only a third …

Abstract The Antikythera Mechanism, found in a shipwreck dating from the first century BC, is
the oldest geared mechanism known. Its general function was astronomical or calendrical …

This paper asks how representational notions figure into cognitive science, especially
neuroscience. Philosophers have a way of skip** over that question and going straight to …

The ancient Greek art of spbairopoiia was devoted to the building of models of the universe
such as celestial globes and annillary spheres. But it also included the construction of …

How did our view of the Universe develop? By the mid-eighteenth century, a world view had
developed of a system constrained by physical laws. These laws, if not entirely understood …

This paper addresses the questions of when, why, and to what degree ancient physicians
concerned themselves with temporal precision. Taking On Critical Days as a case study, it …

This survey deals with research in ancient Greek mathematics and, to a lesser extent,
mathematical sciences in the long first decade of the 21st century. It is modeled on the two …

After a careful examination of the Antikythera Mechanism computed tomography scans from
the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project, we designed and constructed the mechanical …

In ancient times, games known as Pan-Hellenic [pan= all; Hellenic= Greek] games were
held periodically in various places. Six of these Games were “crown” games, because the …