http://arxiv.org/abs/2203.15045
This work analyzes the phase correlation of the three lunar cycles and the Saros/Exeligmos cycle, after the study of the chapter About Exeligmos in Introduction to the Phenomena by Geminus. Geminus, refers that each Exeligmos cycle began on very specific and rare dates, when the Moon positioned at the points of the three lunar cycles beginning: New moon at Apogee and at the Node. The extremely large duration of the Annular Solar eclipse occurred on December 22 178BC (Saros series 58), marks the start of the Prominent Saros Cycle Apokatastasis. The next day, 23 December 178BC, the Winter Solstice started. During these two neighboring dates, the celebration of the religious festival of Isia started in Egypt and the Hellenistic Greece. After the analysis of the Mechanism’s Parapegma events specific position, 22/23 December 178BC is an ideal, functional and representative initial date, in order to calibrate the initial position of the Mechanism’s pointers.
A. Voulgaris, C. Mouratidis and A. Vossinakis
Wed, 30 Mar 22
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Comments: 29 pages, 8 figures