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Building The World's First Computer - Greeks, Clocks and Rockets - Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1

Clickspring · 1.1M views · 2017-01-27 · 6:53

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Overview

The first episode of Clickspring's series on reproducing the Antikythera Mechanism by hand, laying out the plan and the history. The series follows a machinist building the ancient Greek device with traditional tools and methods.

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HN repeatedly recommends the series for its extraordinary craftsmanship and its credible demonstration of how the mechanism could have been made.

Recommended by 7 HN people across 5 months · HN mentions 2018–2024

Topics

Woodworking, metalworking & workshop skillsMechanical & precision engineeringHistory of computing
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What people said

gus_massa · 2022-05 · Strong recommendation

This is a new episode after more than a year. :) I highly recommend this serie of videos about building a reconstruction of the The Antikythera Mechanism with tool similar to the ancient tools. [Warning: It's a huge time sink] Complete playlist: [VIDEO]

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abainbridge · 2019-07 · Strong recommendation

If you want some archaeological engineering theories that aren't obviously wrong, I highly recommend this youtube series about how the Antikythera mechanism could have been made. [VIDEO] It's the complete antithesis of this pig fat hogwash.

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btown · 2018-11 · Strong recommendation

Non-paywall link: [LINK] This reminds me of one of my favorite YouTube channels, Clickspring: an inspiring clockmaker and machinist who's currently documenting a full reproduction of the Antikythera Mechanism: [VIDEO] . Highly recommend for anyone who is fascinated by the care that goes into handmade mechanical devices.

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