This seems fascinating, and I am only sad I haven't the time to actually get into a full treatise like that. The style of writing - at least initially - is quite approachable, even if the sentences tend to run on a bit.
Not much is sweeter than the insight of the "antient philosophers and mechanicians" :-)
This is an awesome resource. I have always wanted to try building every one of Hero's known inventions because with modern technology most are quite simply constructed (compared to extremely precise machines brass contraptions such as the Antikythera Mechanism) but incredibly elegant in their operation. I think it would be a very fun project
I absolutely love stuff like this. It is truly incredible what people were able to build so long ago. I always enjoy hearing their thought process and some of the strange stuff they came up with. "A bird made to whistle by flowing water" for instance, is something that I don't think would ever have popped into my mind.
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