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- Title
A MINOAN ECLIPSE CALCULATOR.
- Authors
Tsikritsis, M.; Theodossiou, E.; Manimanis, V. N.; Mantarakis, P.; Tsikritsis, D.
- Abstract
A stone die of the Minoan period, discovered near Palaikastro in Crete, Greece, in 1899, was selected for this study as bearer of astronomical significance. Strong evidence is presented in favor of its use (especially of the "ray-bearing" disc on its right-hand side) as a die for the construction of a device that could determine eclipse dates during the Minoan period (circa 15th century BC); additionally, two more practical uses for it are examined: as a sundial and as an instrument for the determination of the geographical latitude.
- Subjects
SUNDIALS; CALCULATORS; MINOAN calendar; MINOAN antiquities; PALAIKASTRO Site (Greece)
- Publication
Mediterranean Archaeology & Archaeometry, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p265
- ISSN
1108-9628
- Publication type
Article