Antikythera Mechanism

$1.99

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iOS Version
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July 10, 2015
November 30, 2024
9.0+
4+
241.45MB
iPhone, iPad, iPod
English

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Apple silicon support

Developer of Antikythera Mechanism

Derwent Studios Limited

⭐️4.3 / 5

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Version History of Antikythera Mechanism

5.0

March 27, 2020

1) The app now incorporates within the mechanism the planet indicators of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn along with the Sun and Moon indicators. The conjectural used gearing is based on the paper: 'The Cosmos in the Antikythera Mechanism' written by Tony Freeth and Alexander Jones, 2012. 2) Colour rendering has been addressed and the viewing of the inscriptions is improved. 4) Top left button allows the user to select a date between 01/01/1900 and 01/01/2051 where the planetary alignments will be shown for that specific date. 5) Please note that app may not work on iPhones older than 3 generations and iPads older than 2 generations.

4.0

September 18, 2018

1) New beta function: Using the option on the top left, compute the approximate alignment of the sun, moon and five planets on your birthday and any date between 1/1/1990 and 1/1/2051. This feature is disconnected from the mechanism itself and uses the principles of Newton and Keppler to calculate the approximate alignments. 2) Fix on the moon phase display which is now locked to the synodic month.

3.1

July 7, 2017

1) Pin/slot mechanism fully synchronised with the anomalistic month 2) Correction made on moon age dial and eclipse description

3.0

January 8, 2017

1) Inscriptions on front dials and rear eclipse descriptions have been translated into English. 2) Significant improvement in performance, especially for the iPad version.

2.1

March 24, 2016

Moon phase display now synchronised with solar and moon pointer.

2.0

November 20, 2015

1) Available now on iPhone 2) Moon age dial now attached to Solar pointer

1.2

October 13, 2015

1) Parapegma inscriptions have been added to the front face of the device. 2) Metonic Dial has been corrected to show MAXANEYS as the repeating month within the Metonic cycle.

1.1.1

July 10, 2015

* Glitches have been resolved.

1.0

June 12, 2015

Price History of Antikythera Mechanism

Description of Antikythera Mechanism

This is a full working simulation of the world's first computer: the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek device accidentally discovered a century ago on an extraordinary shipwreck. Bringing the mechanism back to life, this special app allows the user to investigate in great detail how the ancients viewed the cosmos. The crank input can be controlled by the point slider at the bottom, enabling clockwise and anti-clockwise motion at varying speeds. Use the swipe rotate and pinch zoom features to navigate in and around the mechanism. Another point slide is also available at the side for panning vertically. The Calendar dial can be rotated using the + - controls on the bottom left of the screen. Two viewing modes are available for selection at the top; the external mode offers a detailed look at all the dials and the internal mode offers a close inspection of the gear arrangements which drive all eight outputs. WARNING: Due to the high graphics requirements to run this app, please consider that this app only runs smoothly on the latest three generations of iPhone and only the latest two generations of iPad.

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Antikythera Mechanism: FAQ

Is Antikythera Mechanism available on iPad devices?

Yes, there is an iPad version available for Antikythera Mechanism.

Who developed the app?

Derwent Studios Limited developed the Antikythera Mechanism app.

What is the minimum iOS version to run the Antikythera Mechanism app?

To function properly, the app requires at least iOS 9.0.

What is the overall rating of the Antikythera Mechanism app?

4.3 out of 5 is the fantastic rating that Antikythera Mechanism has received from users.

What genre is the Antikythera Mechanism app?

The App Category Of Antikythera Mechanism Is Education.

What is the recent version of Antikythera Mechanism?

5.0 is the newly released version of the Antikythera Mechanism app.

What is the date of the most recent Antikythera Mechanism update?

Antikythera Mechanism updated on November 30, 2024.

What is the specific date when the app came out?

The specific date when the app came out was February 5, 2023.

What content advisory rating is assigned to Antikythera Mechanism?

No objectionable content, suitable for young children.

What are the languages supported by the Antikythera Mechanism app?

Currently, Antikythera Mechanism supports English.

Is Antikythera Mechanism featured among Apple Arcade's game offerings?

Sorry, Antikythera Mechanism is not part of Apple Arcade.

Does Antikythera Mechanism contain in-app purchases?

Sorry, there are no in-app purchases available in Antikythera Mechanism.

Is Antikythera Mechanism designed for Apple Vision Pro integration?

Sorry, Antikythera Mechanism is not designed for integration with Apple Vision Pro.

Are there any advertisements in Antikythera Mechanism?

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Reviews of Antikythera Mechanism

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Don’t waste your money

The controls and sliders don’t work. Tapping the +/- does nothing. Tapping the arrows on the calendar does nothing. And I have an iPhone 11. Mist useless app ever.

Magicguy42

4 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, Thank you for your review and sorry for your bad experience. Just to confirm: Tapping the +/- rotates the Egyptian Calendar dial in very small increments of just 1 degree so may be hard to notice; the bottom slider controls the speed of rotation and vertical slider pans the device upwards and downwards. If these controls are unresponsive can I kindly suggest you reboot your phone and try again? If not, then please request a refund from Apple. There are many reviews on this app and none of them state that these controls are not working. Thank you.

Thank you

In a Getty Museum video it was mentioned there are Antikythera mechanism apps for the iPhone. Thus I came looking for this app. The simulation helps me understand aspects of the mechanism I couldn’t learn from drawings, articles and videos. I finally understand how the moon phase display works. I documented technology for Industry and the military for 20 years; I worked from engineering prints, aerospace assembly drawings, physical prototypes and 3-D computer models to understand and explain mechanisms/processes to our clients. This app is a treasure trove of information. The interior and exterior views are all I could have hoped for. I’ve put this app into a folder labeled Fun, along with an Enigma simulator, which shows you my idea of fun :)

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Dent De Leon

4 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you Sir

Great Programme

The programming is absolutely wonderful and I think the concept is perfect. However, I find the rendering makes reading the dials on both sides very difficult to read. Also, the controls seem a wee bit, make that, pretty sluggish. How about a higher contrast view and a lock on the side of the mechanism that is to be read.

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Ontman

6 years ago

Response from developer

Hi Ontman, thank you for your feedback. We have noticed that on some iOS devices the markings on the mechanism appear greyish rather than black which may explain the reason you found it a bit difficult to read the inscriptions. In order to rectify this, all you do is pinch to zoom in which will enable the vertical panning slider on the left of the screen. As soon as you swipe up or down on this slider, the grey inscriptions change to the corrected black inscriptions and thus improving legibility. We will also release an update to rectify this and also improve the app taking into account your valued feedback above. Many thanks.

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