On Sphere-Making

On Sphere-Making is the title of a lost work by Archimedes, mentioned by Pappus of Alexandria. It is believed to have described the construction of orreries or astronomical clocks akin to the Antikythera mechanism.

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Archimedes of Syracuse (Greek: Ἀρχιμήδης; c. 287 BC – c. 212 BC) was a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are known, he is regarded as one of the leading scientists in classical antiquity. Among his advances in physics are the...

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