2022/07/25 by A. Voulgaris, C. Irakleous, Voulgaris, A. +5
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph) #Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction #Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies #Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2207.12009
openalex publication_date 2022/07/25 · openalex created_date 2022/07/28 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Inscriptions which were on the Back Cover of the Antikythera Mechanism were the Users Manual of the Antikythera Mechanism. In the Back Cover Inscription Part 1 text, the Presentation, Position, and Operation of the outer parts of the Mechanism Front face was engraved by the ancient manufacturer. Although this technical text is partially or poorly preserved, useful information, results and conclusions were retracted by studying the words and the sentences adapted on their original geometrical positions, concerning the image of the Mechanism front face. After the study and the analysis of the preserved text and its characteristics, the missing text completion is presented. A significant part of the reconstructed text was reproduced using the preserved words and phrases. In many cases the reconstructed text can be considered as definite. The use of the authors Antikythera Mechanism functional model was critical for the analysis and understanding the preserved text, contributing to the design and reconstruction of the Mechanism Front Face parts, which are not preserved nowadays.