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Heron of Alexandria
Jeroen Pelgrom Offline
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09-11-2006, 08:31 AM
Quote: what if we had an industrial revolution 2000 years ago

a scorpio on a steam tank?

IIRC Heron showed the steam engine to an Roman emperor but when the emperor asked what to do with it, Heron had no idea so it was forgotten.
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Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-09-2006, 03:41 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Hoplitesmores - 09-11-2006, 07:18 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Jeroen Pelgrom - 09-11-2006, 08:31 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-16-2006, 02:09 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by john m roberts - 09-16-2006, 03:47 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-16-2006, 07:40 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by caiusbeerquitius - 09-16-2006, 07:56 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-16-2006, 07:58 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Eleatic Guest - 09-16-2006, 09:09 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Idomeneas - 09-17-2006, 12:20 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-17-2006, 02:56 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by john m roberts - 09-20-2006, 01:59 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by D B Campbell - 09-23-2006, 11:45 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anabasis - 09-25-2006, 12:46 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Lepidina - 09-25-2006, 01:20 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Anonymous - 09-25-2006, 06:54 PM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Endre Fodstad - 09-26-2006, 08:03 AM
not only, actually more importantly - by Goffredo - 09-26-2006, 08:44 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Lepidina - 09-26-2006, 10:19 AM
Re: Heron of Alexandria - by Endre Fodstad - 09-27-2006, 08:01 AM

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