Some evidence suggests that the ship had sailed from Rhodes. The researchers speculated that Hipparchos, who lived on Rhodes, might have had a hand in designing the device.

有迹象表明，这艘船是从罗德岛出发的，研究小组还推测，当时就住在罗德岛上的希帕科斯可能参与了这台机器的设计。

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An ingenious pin-and-slot device connecting two gear-wheels induced variations in the representation of lunar motions according to the Hipparchos model of the Moon's elliptical orbit around Earth.

机器的传动装置极富创意，由指针和刻度盘组成的装置连接两个齿轮，其引起的刻度变化代表月球的运行，这符合希帕科斯提出的月球在椭圆形轨道上绕地球运转的模式。

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