Title The mechanical tradition of Hero of Alexandria : strategies of reading from antiquity to the early modern period / Courtney Ann Roby

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023 ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 299 pages) : illustrations Contents Systems of explanation -- Theorizing the world -- Hero in context -- Hero in the age of print Summary "The first sustained study of Hero, who is a key figure in the history of technology in antiquity and the early modern period. It also contributes much to the history of the book and to an understanding of the broader role of material texts in supporting technical and scientific investigation"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 12, 2023) Subject Hero, of Alexandria -- Criticism, Textual SUBJECT Hero, of Alexandria. fast (OCoLC)fst00072837 Subject Greek literature -- Criticism, Textual. Technical writing -- History -- To 1500 Mechanical engineering -- History -- To 1500 Mechanical engineers -- Egypt -- Biography Corpora (Linguistics) Corpora (Linguistics) Greek literature. Mechanical engineering. Mechanical engineers. Technical writing. Egypt. Genre/Form Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Form Electronic book LC no. 2023010587 ISBN 9781009029261 1009029266

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