David Meyer

Here's a topic I haven't seen discussed of here (yet): the #AntikytheraMechanism.

How the ancient Greeks conceived of (much less fabricated) the Mechanism is, well, a mystery.

I made some notes about this fantastic device here: https://davidmeyer.github.io/astronomy/prices_metonic_gear_train.pdf.

The #LaTeX source is here: https://www.overleaf.com/read/ndpvkytkhmbv.

As always, questions/comments/corrections/* greatly appreciated. #ancientastronomy #astronomy #LaTeX