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An illustration of the operation of a hydraulic organ described by Heron of Alexandria in chapter 76 of the Pneumatica, showing the blast powered by an anemurion (a windmill or wind-vane). Image taken from f. 25v of Pneumatica. Written in Greek with Latin marginal annotations.

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1000 - 1400
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