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.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN repeatedly recommends the series for its extraordinary craftsmanship and its credible demonstration of how the mechanism could have been made.
“Highly recommend for anyone who is fascinated by the care that goes into handmade mechanical devices.”HN comment, 2018
“Highly recommend for anyone who is fascinated by the care that goes into handmade mechanical devices.”
Handmade reproduction of Antikythera mechanism with extraordinary care.
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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: this video . Highly recommend for anyone who is fascinated by the care that goes into handmade mechanical devices.
Strongly recommendsabainbridgeJul 2019
“I highly recommend this youtube series about how the Antikythera mechanism could have been made.”
Credible theory of how the mechanism could be made.
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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. this video It's the complete antithesis of this pig fat hogwash.
Strongly recommendsgus_massaMay 2022
“I highly recommend this serie of videos about building a reconstruction of the The Antikythera Mechanism”
Reconstruction series with ancient-style tools; a time sink.
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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: this video
RecommendsneatzeMar 2021
“he actually attempts to use ancient tools and methods to build Antikythera Mechanism.”
Builds the mechanism with ancient tools and methods.
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Any one interested, see Clickspring[1], he actually attempts to use ancient tools and methods to build Antikythera Mechanism. [1] this video
RecommendsmattbillensteinMar 2021
“A watchmaker has made a video series on youtube about reconstructing the mechanism using some traditional techniques”
Watchmaker reconstructs mechanism with traditional techniques.
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A watchmaker has made a video series on youtube about reconstructing the mechanism using some traditional techniques: this video
RecommendswincyMar 2021
“Or Clickspring, the guy who made the Antikythera Mechanism [1].”
Deep-domain creator who deserves more income.
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If deep domain knowledge paid off on Youtube people like Ben Eater would be a millionaire from Youtube at this point[0], his videos are so cool and great at explaining computing. Or Clickspring, the guy who made the Antikythera Mechanism [1]. But honestly even for me being a software engineer and someone who considers himself interested in this sort of stuff, I look at these pages sometimes out of wonder but I often end up watching comedy videos and stuff like that on Youtube. The algorithm recommends it, and I watch. [0] link [1] this video
RecommendsnialoDec 2023
“I want to share this very cool youtube series of an Australian clock maker creating a replica of the Antikythera device”
Clockmaker builds replica using only ancient Greek tools.
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In case anyone here hasn't seen it, I want to share this very cool youtube series of an Australian clock maker creating a replica of the Antikythera device using only tools believed to be available to the ancient Greeks: this video
Cites itqohenJun 2020
“There are videos on YouTube showing how it is supposed to have worked”
Shows how the mechanism is supposed to have worked.
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Perhaps not exactly what you have in mind, but there is the Antikythera mechanism [0][1], the first known analog computer, dating back to about 100-200 BCE which exhibits gear-work that one doesn't see for another 1500 years or so. The device calculates the phases of the moon and the motion of the known planets and more for any date over a 76 year cycle. It takes into account the retrograde motion of Mars, can calculate the dates of eclipses, etc. There are videos on YouTube showing how it is supposed to have worked, e.g. [2]. [0] link [1] link [2] this video
Cites itjdefeliceMar 2021
“Clickspring has been recreating the Antikythera[1]”
Playlist recreating the Antikythera mechanism.
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Clickspring has been recreating the Antikythera[1] and findings[2] went into a research paper.[3] [1] Playlist: this video [2] link [3] link
Cites itfloxyDec 2024
“Does anyone know if Clickspring ever finished making a copy of the mechanism?”
Asks whether the series was ever finished.
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Does anyone know if Clickspring ever finished making a copy of the mechanism? Seems like the last update was from ~2 years ago. this videolink
