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Meanings of Hero of Alexandria in English

Portuguese
heron de alexandria

Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)

heron de alexandria
Usage of Hero of Alexandria in English
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That diligent enquirer Hero of Alexandria discovered this lately.
The Sisters — Volume 3
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In these experiments, however, Leonardo seems to have advanced little beyond Hero of Alexandria and his steam toy.
A History of Science — Volume 2
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Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been called the first steam engine.
The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B
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Automata have lived among us since toga days, when Hero of Alexandria built mini-mechanical theaters whose mythological figures cavorted about on their own weight-and-pulley power.
Wired
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Hero of Alexandria, who lived in the second century BC, might be described as the Heath Robinson of his generation.
The Irish Times
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Hero of Alexandria, who lived in the first century before Christ, has described to us several bits of machinery which were driven by steam.
The Story of Mankind
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Hero of Alexandria first applied steam to machinery, next a French writer in 1630, the Marquis of Worcester in 1655, Capt.
The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
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