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2518\. Two books of the Pneumatics original: "spiritalium" of Hero of Alexandria. (Page 1); — The Poimandres original: "pœmander" of Hermes the Thrice-Greatest (Page 72); — The book of Ocellus Lucanus on the Nature of the Universe (Page 117). *** 16th Century original: "XVI s.". Copied by Angelus Vergetius original: "Ange Vergèce". Paper. 126 folios. (From the Fontainebleau-Royal Registry, 3194.) P.Pneumatics: The study of mechanical systems using compressed air or vacuum. Hero of Alexandria (1st century AD) was a pioneer in this field, inventing early steam engines and automated fountains.
Angelus Vergetius: A celebrated 16th-century Cretan calligrapher who worked in France for King Francis I. His handwriting was so beautiful it served as the model for the "Grecs du roi," the standard Greek typeface for centuries.
Ocellus Lucanus: A Pythagorean philosopher whose surviving work argues that the universe is uncreated and eternal.