I've read and heard some very good comments about this publication, unfortunatelly I am unable to get a copy in my country, so I'd like to know where I can buy this book with international shipping, or if there is any way I can get a copy for educational purpuses.
Thanks in advanced,
R.C.
Submitted by Bajar Libros on Mon, 16/02/2009 - 14:44.
The attachment are the author's version of the accepted paper in "Nature" (and the Suplementary Notes). Based on the Nature Publishing Group publication policies, they have been made available for download through the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project web server, based at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece.
Any reproduction of this article is not permitted. Links to these versions of this article should exclusively point to the following url: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/node/192
PLEASE NOTE - CHANGE OF VENUE: Due to popular demand, the venue for this conference has now been moved to a larger lecture theatre two-minutes walk from the Department of the History and Philosphy of Science. Directions will be available at the HPS Department, or attendees can make their way directly to Room 3, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms" There is a map at http://www.cam.ac.uk/map/v4/drawmap.cgi?mp=mill;xx=173;yy=172;mt=c;tl=Mi... (or http://tinyurl.com/2xwy42 )
I am reading in this book that this cycle was named "Saros" in 1691 by Edmond Halley. Ptolemy refers to it as the "periodic time". The name saros was of Babylonian origin and is found in later Greek literature.
Price's monograph, rearranged and with some additional material, is available in Greek in a translation by N.A. Ikonomou entitled Γρανάζια απο τους Ελλήνες, published by the Technical Museum of Thessaloniki,1995.
The attachments are the author's versions of the accepted paper in "Nature" (and the Suplementary Notes). Based on the Nature Publishing Group publication policies, they have been made available for download through the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project web server, based at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece.
Any reproduction of this article is not permitted. Links to these versions of this article should exclusively point to the following url: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/node/35
You may read a "Response to criticisms of Decoding the Heavens" by Jo Marchant here: http://www.decodingtheheavens.com/blog/post/2009/08/01/Response-to-criti...
See also this page with comments from Allan Bromley's wife and friends:
http://www.connectives.com/decoding-the-heavens-bromley-comments.html
See the following page for notes and comments on this book:
http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/notes-comments-decoding-the-heavens
This book is listed in Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Games-Sanctuaries-Ancient-Greece-Olympia/dp/089236...
Hello,
I've read and heard some very good comments about this publication, unfortunatelly I am unable to get a copy in my country, so I'd like to know where I can buy this book with international shipping, or if there is any way I can get a copy for educational purpuses.
Thanks in advanced,
R.C.
Submitted by Bajar Libros on Mon, 16/02/2009 - 14:44.
The attachment are the author's version of the accepted paper in "Nature" (and the Suplementary Notes). Based on the Nature Publishing Group publication policies, they have been made available for download through the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project web server, based at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece.
Any reproduction of this article is not permitted. Links to these versions of this article should exclusively point to the following url: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/node/192
The Whipple Museum now tells us:-
PLEASE NOTE - CHANGE OF VENUE: Due to popular demand, the venue for this conference has now been moved to a larger lecture theatre two-minutes walk from the Department of the History and Philosphy of Science. Directions will be available at the HPS Department, or attendees can make their way directly to Room 3, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms" There is a map at
http://www.cam.ac.uk/map/v4/drawmap.cgi?mp=mill;xx=173;yy=172;mt=c;tl=Mi... (or http://tinyurl.com/2xwy42 )
Regards, Jerry McCarthy, U.K.
I am reading in this book that this cycle was named "Saros" in 1691 by Edmond Halley. Ptolemy refers to it as the "periodic time". The name saros was of Babylonian origin and is found in later Greek literature.
Price's monograph, rearranged and with some additional material, is available in Greek in a translation by N.A. Ikonomou entitled Γρανάζια απο τους Ελλήνες, published by the Technical Museum of Thessaloniki,1995.
The attachments are the author's versions of the accepted paper in "Nature" (and the Suplementary Notes). Based on the Nature Publishing Group publication policies, they have been made available for download through the Antikythera Mechanism Research Project web server, based at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece.
Any reproduction of this article is not permitted. Links to these versions of this article should exclusively point to the following url: http://www.antikythera-mechanism.gr/node/35