The Ingenious and Curious Pneumatic Motions of Hero
Gli artificiosi e curiosi moti spiritali di Herone
Hero of Alexandria; Giovanni Battista Aleotti (trans.)
Italian
Hero of Alexandria 1st century CE · published 1647
138 pages
First Translation
No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
While Hero of Alexandria's 'Pneumatics' was translated into English from the original Greek by Bennet Woodcroft in 1851, Giovanni Battista Aleotti's 1589 Italian translation and expansion (reprinted in 1647) is a distinct Renaissance work. No English translation of Aleotti's specific Italian text or his original additions to the work was found in any of the searched catalogs.
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Early Sciencenatural-philosophymathematicsarchitecture
Hero of Alexandria treats the invisible world of air and vacuum as a master engineer. You will learn how to build self-pouring vessels, singing mechanical birds, and temple doors that open by fire alone.
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