PUBLIC HISTORY ONLINE

Heron of Alexandria and Heron's Windmill

Greek inventor and geometer Heron of Alexandria described a menagerie of mechanical devices, air- and hydraulic-operated machines—and explored the utilization of steam as a motive power in the book(s) Pneumatica. Heron’s work re-appeared in translation, in 1899, when German engineer Wilhelm Schmidt published the now standard text Herons von Alexandria Druckwerke und Automatentheater : Pneumaticaet Automata. 

Posted by Public History Online
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Labels: Aerodynamics, Chemistry, Geometry, Heron of Alexandria, History of Science, Physics, Turbine Power, Water, Wind, Windmills
Newer Post Older Post Home
My photo
Public History Online
View my complete profile

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2013 (4)
    • ►  September (1)
    • ▼  August (3)
      • Ñañíguismo, the Abakuá
      • Heron of Alexandria and Heron's Windmill
      • Martin Luther King Jr. and "Beyond Vietnam"

TRANSLATE

SEARCH


Picture Window theme. Powered by Blogger.