Initial demo of moon drive @MarkFrankclocks
Initial demo of moon drive  @MarkFrankclocks
Uploaded September 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This video shows the initial demo of the revolving platform containing the rotating moon assembly. The complex gearing shown behind this in the second clip are the pair of variable differentials that account for the first and second order orbital anomalies of the moon's orbit.
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Initial demo of moon drive

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