1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910254613203321

Autore

Lin Jian-Liang

Titolo

Decoding the Mechanisms of Antikythera Astronomical Device / / by Jian-Liang Lin, Hong-Sen Yan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-662-48447-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

Physics

Machinery

Science - Study and teaching

History

History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics

Machinery and Machine Elements

Science Education

History of Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

A Sketch of Ancient Western Astronomy -- Ancient Astronomical Instruments -- Amazing Discovery of Archaeology -- Modern Reconstruction Research -- Reconstruction Design Methodology -- Reconstruction Designs of the Calendrical Subsystem -- Reconstruction Designs of the Lunar Subsystem -- Reconstruction Designs of the Solar Subsystem -- Reconstruction Designs of the Planetary Subsystem -- Reconstruction Designs of the Moon Phase Display Device -- Assembly Work and Models.

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents a systematic design methodology for decoding the interior structure of the Antikythera mechanism, an astronomical device from ancient Greece. The historical background, surviving evidence and reconstructions of the mechanism are introduced, and the historical development of astronomical achievements and various astronomical instruments are investigated. Pursuing an approach based on the



conceptual design of modern mechanisms and bearing in mind the standards of science and technology at the time, all feasible designs of the six lost/incomplete/unclear subsystems are synthesized as illustrated examples, and 48 feasible designs of the complete interior structure are presented. This approach provides not only a logical tool for applying modern mechanical engineering knowledge to the reconstruction of the Antikythera mechanism, but also an innovative research direction for identifying the original structures of the mechanism in the future. In short, the book offers valuable new insights for all readers who are interested in the Antikythera mechanism.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910973152803321

Autore

Erixon Fredrik

Titolo

Europe in Emerging Asia : Opportunities and Obstacles in Political and Economic Encounters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rowman & Littlefield International, 2015

ISBN

979-82-16-34488-9

1-78348-227-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SrinivasanKrishnan

Disciplina

327.5

Soggetti

Asia -- Foreign economic relations -- Europe

Asia -- Foreign relations -- Europe

Europe -- Foreign economic relations -- Asia

Europe -- Foreign relations -- Asia

Law, Politics & Government

International Relations

Europe Foreign relations Asia

Asia Foreign relations Europe

Europe Foreign economic relations Asia

Asia Foreign economic relations Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: Europe and India""; ""Chapter Two: Europe and South Asia""; ""Chapter Three: Europe and Southeast Asia""; ""Chapter Four: Thailand�s Middle Income Trap and Europe�s Assistance""; ""Chapter Five: Korea and Asia-Europe Relations""; ""Chapter Six: Britain, Europe, and Emerging Asia""; ""Chapter Seven: Whither Asia-Europe Trade Relations and Political Cooperation?""; ""Chapter Eight: European Union�China Trade Relations""; ""Chapter Nine: Why China�European Union Relations Are Not So Strategic""

""Chapter Ten: Central Europe, the European Union, and Emerging Asia""""Chapter Eleven: Europe�s Eastward Expansion""; ""Chapter Twelve: American Bargaining, Pivoting, and Rebalancing""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""List of Contributors""

Sommario/riassunto

In light of the Eurozone crisis and the growth of Asian economies, have new challenges emerged for the relations between nations in these regions? As the Asian consumer class grows and its culture globalizes, what does this mean for the export of Eurocentric values and norms? And what does the future hold for the economic, political, and cultural policies between these two powerful regions?This book explores the relationship between European and emerging Asian economies, as globalization changes the international economic and political landscape. Reflecting on past interactions and possibiliti