The Mechanical Tradition of Hero of Alexandria

ISBN-13: 9781316516232 / Twarda / 2023 / 320 str.

New York) Roby Courtney Ann (Cornell University

Opis

The first book on Hero, a key figure in the history of technology in antiquity and the early modern period.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Systems of Explanation; 3. Theorizing the World; 4. Hero in Context; 5. Hero in the Age of Print; Bibliography.