HCCC The Appearance and Function of The Antikythera Mechanism Essay
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Reading: “Antikythera Mechanism” by Edmunds
Instructions: Read the assigned text through carefully. The following questions are meant to help focus your attention as you wade through the academic language. Use them to help you write your response paper. (A response paper should consist of at least one double-spaced page, and no more than about three.) Some questions may require, or suggest, that you do some additional research. Feel free to do so, but not obligated to make a big deal out of it. We will be discussing these questions together in class, so give them a bit of thought.
1) What is Edmunds’ argument in this article? What evidence does he use to back it up?
2) Describe the appearance and function of the Antikythera mechanism. What did it do? What was it for? (Feel free to YouTube the mechanism, and check out some of the modern working replicas!)
3) When was it made? Where was it made? (Summarize Edmunds’ arguments.)
4) How does the mechanism fit in with the history of astronomical devices that came before and after its construction?
5) Despite that, why is it considered so “unique” and “cool”??
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