The Antikythera mechanism: A computer science perspective

Computer

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 22-27

  Spinellis, Diomedis ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analog computers; Antikythera; Astronomy; Control design styles; Design patterns; History of computing; Processor architectures

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649092723     PISSN: 00189162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MC.2008.166     Document Type: Article

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