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Summary
Illustration of chapters 11-13 of Heron's Pneumatics, of two men offering libations at an altar; a diagram of a vessel from which the contents flow when filled to a certain height; and a diagram of 'harmonius goblets', from which the contents flow by a liquid being poured into one only, each illustration very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516, f. 171r-v in Pneumatics, Hall p. 123. Image taken from ff. 40v-41 of Pneumatica (ff. 27-81v); De automatis (ff. 81v-100). Written in Greek.
Tags
heron of alexandria
illustration
heron
pneumatics
greek
greek manuscript
greece
medieval manuscript
diagram
Date
1000 - 1400
Source
British Library
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Copyright info
Public Domain