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PTM's (Polynomial Texture Maps)

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hpl.hp.com (...)
This is the Hewlett Packard Labs website -- everything you want to know about PTM's.

hpl.hp.com / Antikythera_Mechanism (...)
The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient astronomical computer built by the Greeks around 80 B.C. It was found on a shipwreck by sponge divers in 1900, and its exact function still eludes scholars to this day. In September, 2005, as part of the Antikythera Research Project, we (HP Labs) were able to access the device in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens to apply reflectance imaging techniques to the front and rear surfaces of the > 70 fragments that comprise the mechanism. A small portion of these ‘reflectance images’, or PTMs, are provided ... (see the PTM examples of the Antikythera Mechanism) (above text courtesy of HP Labs)

hpl.hp.com / Making PTM's (...)
Highlight PTM info, PTMfitter application download, .lp file creation, and more ...

materialobjects.com (...)
This is the home page for the Applet PTM Viewer created by Cliff Lyon. The site contains information about the viewer and it's creation as well as how to get in touch with Cliff.