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Hero of Alexandria
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The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria |
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English |
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Paperback |
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78 |
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2009-11-12 |
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1449562876 |
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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
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0.26 pounds |
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7.87 x 0.16 x 9.84 inches |
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2nd EDITION Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (c. 10-70 AD) was an ancient Greek mathematician and engineer who lived in the Roman province of Egypt; He is considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity and his work is representative of the Greek scientific tradition. Hero published a famous description of a simple steam engine called an aeolipile. Among his most famous inventions were a windwheel, a cuckoo clock and a vending machine. Much of Hero's original writings and designs have been lost, having been burned by anti-pagan Christians sometime in the late 4th to 5th century but what remains of his work gives a fascinating insight into how advanced ancient Greco-Roman civilization was technically.
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