Antikythera Fragment #11 - Ancient Tool Technology - The World's First Precision Lathe? (Patreon)
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Rosin up your bow folks, it's time to have a look at the lathe that I think was very likely used to construct the Antikythera Mechanism - Do please enjoy!
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Cheers,
Chris.
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Direct links to the video -
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/898845102/b2eae2fae4
Youtube: https://youtu.be/SVTcs3ziNJI
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References/Further Reading:
Posidonius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posidonius
Geminus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geminus
Hipparchus - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipparchus
Vitruvius - https://www.chenarch.com/images/arch-texts/0000-Vitruvius-50BC-Ten-Books-of-Architecture.pdf
Cicero, DE NATVRA - https://web.archive.org/web/20070316053820/http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/cicero/nd2.shtml
Metal Working in the Ancient World (https://doi.org/10.2307/500498)- Author(s): Herbert Maryon – 1949
Herbert Maryon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Maryon
Wright, M. T. 2011. “The Antikythera Mechanism: Reconstruction as a Medium for Research and Publication.”
"Clockwork Before The Clock" D Price Horological Journal vol.098 No.01 Jan 1956
Stone Vessel Making - http://www.oocities.org/unforbidden_geology/ancient_egyptian_stone_vase_making.html
The Woodturning Lathe: A Brief History - https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/december_2005/employee_contribution.htm
The Ancient Craft of the Pole Lathe Woodturner. - https://www.academia.edu/7511378/The_Ancient_Craft_of_the_Pole_Lathe_Woodturner
Tomb of Petosiris: https://core.ac.uk/reader/80518060
Ancient greek furniture - https://www1.up.poznan.pl/furnituredesign/sites/default/files/u8/56-62_Ancient-greek-furniture_-source-of-inspiration-for-the-designers-and-manufacturers-of-modern-times.pdf
Woodturning with Moroccan bow lathe - https://youtu.be/RMQrz1gJy9M
Moroccan Bow Lathe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnv0DAR_gWA
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