Antikythera & SKA
12-15 June 2012
Kerastari, Greece
published March 29, 2013
Kerastari, Greece
published March 29, 2013
More than a hundred years ago an extraordinary mechanism was found by sponge divers at the bottom of the sea near the island of Antikythera in Greece. This Antikythera mechanism is an ancient computer from about 100BC, which uses bronze gears to make astronomical calculations based on cycles of the Solar System. Now, more than 2000 years after the device was lost at sea, scientists have used the latest techniques in X-ray computed tomography and reflectance imaging to understand its intricate workings.
In June 2012 we plan to hold a workshop linking modern and ancient astronomical technology through the Antikythera theme. We will explore the evolution of astrometry and computing from ancient Greece to the present, we will compare the technologies used to unravel the secrets of the Antikythera mechanism with the imaging tools of modern astronomy, and most importantly, as we pursue our vision of an exciting scientific future with telescopes such as the Square Kilometre Array we can reflect on why the Antikythera technology was lost for more than a thousand years and whether this can happen again.
| Welcomes and Introductions |
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Welcome from Kerastari village
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Welcome from the National Archaeological Museum
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Introduction to the Workshop
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Linking modern and ancient technology - the structure of the meeting
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Workshop photograph
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| The Antikythera Mechanism |
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The NAM Antikythera treasures
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The Antikythera Mechanism: From the bottom of the sea to the scrutiny of modern technology
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The research history of the Antikythera shipwreck
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Exhibition of Antikythera Mechanism (poster)
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The Antikythera Mechanism and Shipwreck: The sensitive issue of announcing the discovery to the public (poster)
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| History of scientific endeavour |
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Prerequisites for the production of the Antikythera Mechanism during the 2nd century
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A Bridge too far ?
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The history of innovation in radio astronomy
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Musings on innovation and technology
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The path to wireless internet - 802.11
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You can't design what you can't conceive - what can we learn from history (presented by Ron Ekers)
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Building the Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism
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Before and After the Antikythera Mechanism
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Recent results from the study of Antikythera Mechanism: astronomical clock, Lunar trajectory and Archimedes
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Johannes Kepler: his place in Astronomy
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| Imaging |
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X-ray Tomography of the Antikythera Mechanism
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Exploiting measurement diversity in radio interferometry
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Imaging with a modern synthesis radio telescope – the LOFAR experience
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Surface Analysis with Photogrametry
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The HP imaging Dome and the Antikythera Machine Inscriptions (presented by Haida Liang)
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Contributions of astronomy to the study of art conservation and archaeology
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| Positional astronomy and VLBI |
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The Antikythera Mechanism: a census of planetary extensions.
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Positional Astronomy: The Parapegma of the Antikythera Mechanism
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Modern astrometry
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A Clock for the Square Kilometre Array
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Pulsar timing arrays
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SHEVE '82, Tasso and the coming of Age of Southern Hemisphere VLBI
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| Innovation at the Science, Engineering, Computing nexus |
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The Reconstruction of the Antikythera Mechanism(poster)
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The value of making models
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Are the modern computer simulations a substitute for physical models? The Antikythera case
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Are the modern computer models a substitute for physical models? The SKA case
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| Science and Technology: (Antikythera Mechanism and the past -SKA and the future) |
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The Antikythera Mechanism and the Public Face of Hellenistic Science
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Early Greek Astrophysics
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Ancient technology and modern imaging instrument from Japan
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Radio Astronomy Transformed: Aperture Arrays – Past, Present & Future
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ASKAP: the Genesis of New Technology
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Plato – from Greek philosopher to Antarctic observatory
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The SKA
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| Astronomy |
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SURO-LC: a space-based ultra-long wavelength radio observatory
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The Differential in Astronomy : Past to Present
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Hanny’s Voorwerp and the Antikythera Mechanism – similarities, differences and insights.
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| Summary of the Workshop |
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Worskshop summary
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