Ancient Astrometric Devices

Since ancient times, people have been interested in the structure of the Cosmos, both for practical needs — for orientation in space and in compostion of calendars — and in the philosophical, scientific, and theoretical sense. The article discusses the applied, mythological and religious prototypes and technical features of the armillary sphere, as well as the mechanical globes and planetarium of Archimedes, and its practical implementation. An important place in the work is given to the Antikythera mechanism and its modern reconstructions.

Keywords

astrometry, Anaximander, Miletus school, ancient cosmology, armillary sphere, Archimedes globe, Antikythera mechanism

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11.01.2019

Publication date

14.01.2019

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GOST	Kuzmin A. Ancient Astrometric Devices // Priroda – 2018. – Issue №12 C. 39-47 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/priroda/s0032874x0003330-2-1-en (circulation date: 05.11.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0003330-2
MLA	Kuzmin, Andrey "Ancient Astrometric Devices." Priroda 12 (2018):39-47. DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0003330-2
APA	Kuzmin A. (2018). Ancient Astrometric Devices. Priroda (12), pp.39-47 DOI: 10.31857/S0032874X0003330-2

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