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Reconstruction Design Methodology

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Reconstruction of a lost ancient mechanism is a difficult task owing to its insufficient historical records (words or pictures) or excavations that were lost, incomplete, unclear, or damaged. Such a work is usually an interdisciplinary investigation and has several possible resolutions. Decoding the mechanisms inside the Antikythera astronomical device is a typical example.

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    Jian-Liang Lin & Hong-Sen Yan

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Lin, JL., Yan, HS. (2016). Reconstruction Design Methodology. In: Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48447-0_5

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