A Study Of The Antikythera's Makanism As A Classical Astronomical Instrument And Its Implications For Eclipses
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The circulation of celestial bodies at some point is on a straight line, including the phenomenon when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in one line called an eclipse phenomenon. In predicting the occurrence of eclipses, scientists have created their works either in the form of calculations (tables) or with an instrument. In the 1900s, a bronze-based fragment was found which was then subjected to further research collaboration and produced an instrument called the Antikythera Mechanism. The instrument is also called an ancient computer that has high accuracy. As a test of the instrument's accuracy, scientists created a virtual reality model. This paper aims to open the treasures of classical astronomy (Falak Science) through classical instruments with a library research method. As for analyzing the data, the author uses a qualitative-descriptive approach. The results of this paper show that the Antikythera mechanism instrument is one of the classical instruments with very complicated components in ancient times which can then be used in determining the eclipse phenomenon. The prediction results contained in the instrument have high accuracy after testing the accuracy with NASA calculations.
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