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Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism's Central Front Dial Parts: Division and Placement of the Zodiac Dial Ring

Aristeidis Voulgaris, Christophoros Mouratidis, Andreas Vossinakis, 2025. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.

Reconstructs the front dial parts in bronze from CT and images of Fragment C, divides the zodiac ring into 365 day divisions and holds that 365 holes are required for the Egyptian ring to function. JAHH 28(1), 257–279.

MYS0D3FQ0XA446F · mystery · click to copyMAntikythera MechanismArticledoi: 10.3724/sp.j.140-2807.2025.01.15Checked against the original0

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The 2025 position maintaining 365 against the lunar-count analyses.

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Voulgaris, A., Mouratidis, C., & Vossinakis, A. (2025). Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism's Central Front Dial Parts: Division and Placement of the Zodiac Dial Ring. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage. https://doi.org/10.3724/sp.j.140-2807.2025.01.15
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