Anticitra: Was the mysterious mechanism a toy? The study explains

The ancient mechanism, which is considered one of the most fascinating and mysterious works of ancient times, is generally considered the first analog computer in history. The sophisticated bronze device, which was discovered by Greek divers in 1901 near the island of Antikit (between Crete and Peloponnese Peninsula), consists of each other.

The discovery, which was a part of a debris that may occur around 60-70 BC, was not fully evaluated by the archaeologists of the time, but it was presented to a few studies, the residue finally hit The complex astrum instrumental status that can calculate and show celestial movements with great accuracy.

Now, a new study by researchers at the Argentine Mal Plata National University has concluded that the configuration of the gears and teeth of the mechanism did not work. Since someone is unlikely to build such a complex and non -functional device, there are strong doubts that the object is a very well -detailed toy.

How did the researchers discovered that antibody could be a toy?

The current study in the front public deposit in Arxiv (and has not yet reviewed peers) is based on the previous work of the astrophysicist Mike Edmunds from Cardiff University in Wales. In August 2011, the research, published in the Journal of Astronomy Historical Magazine, analyzed the shape of the geared teeth and the possible production errors introduced during the construction of the mechanism.

In this study, the authors state that the errors defined by EDMunds under our assumptions exceed the tolerable limits required to avoid failures “. This maximum limit is between the dimensions and the assembly of gear teeth. This means malfunctions that may cause sliding, locking or incorrect movements in movement transmission.

To achieve this conclusion, Esteban Guillermo Szigty and Gustavo Francisco Arenas combined Edmund’s error model with a mathematical formula detailed by American physicist Thorndik in the late 1970s. To predict how much total errors will appear in the antisit mechanism, it is considered as defects in its gear teeth..

What happened to the existing researchers about the antiquity mechanism?

To test the behavior of the pointers of the Greek mechanism, the authors of the current study developed a calculation program that integrates the variables of the previous two theoretical models. They found that “the triangular shape of the teeth produces insignificant errors, but that production errors significantly increases the possibility of gear locking or discharge”.

In fact, each gear tooth must have shape and positioning in a small margin of error. This is necessary for the force to be transmitted to the next gear to the next gear. However, if the error exceeds this limit, the teeth will be “beaten” instead of cream, which makes all astronomical calculations important.

The innovation of the new study concluded that after simulating a few combinations, the authors’ errors defined by Edmunds exceed to tolerable boundaries to prevent failures “. So, “Either the mechanism never worked or the real mistakes were smaller.” And although they do not claim that anti -antisit is a “toy”, suggest that it is not.

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