But sometimes, his inventions took on a more playful bent. Not for nothing was the classical Arabic term for mechanics and ...

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Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

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Vol. 2 consists of plates only. A later ed. of v. 2 only was published in 1845 with title: Illustrations of steam machinery and steam naval architecture. siris_sil_246041 ...