Antikythera mechanism

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
ancient analog computer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hellenistic_period
Greek astronomy
gptkbp:category astronomical instruments
ancient technology
Greek inventions
archaeological discoveries in Greece
mechanical computers
gptkbp:condition fragmentary
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
gptkbp:date circa 100 BCE
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:event
planetary motion
zodiac
eclipse prediction
solar and lunar cycles
gptkbp:dialColor gptkb:Metonic_dial
gptkb:Olympiad_dial
gptkb:Saros_dial
back dial
front dial
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Antikythera_shipwreck
1901
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
gptkbp:fragmentNumber 82
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antikythera mechanism
gptkbp:influenced mechanical engineering
history of technology
horology
gptkbp:influencedBy Babylonian astronomy
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Antikythera,_Greece
gptkbp:material bronze
wood
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Olympiad_dial
Callippic cycle display
Metonic cycle display
Saros cycle display
complex gear system
epicyclic gearing
front and back dials
gptkbp:numberOfAxles at least 30
gptkbp:purpose astronomical calculations
predicting eclipses
tracking lunar phases
tracking planetary positions
tracking solar cycles
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Derek_J._de_Solla_Price
gptkb:Michael_T._Wright
gptkb:Tony_Freeth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Technical_Machine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4