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HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (fl. ca. A.D. 62). Spiritalium liber. Translated by F. Commandino. Urbino: D. Frisolino, 1575.
4o (213 x 154 mm). Numerous woodcut illustrations of machines in text, woodcut initials. (A few leaves browned.) Modern half morocco.
FIRST EDITION. Hero describes the fundamentals of pneumatics, including a simple reaction steam turbine as well as other applications. Adams H-369.
4o (213 x 154 mm). Numerous woodcut illustrations of machines in text, woodcut initials. (A few leaves browned.) Modern half morocco.
FIRST EDITION. Hero describes the fundamentals of pneumatics, including a simple reaction steam turbine as well as other applications. Adams H-369.