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Hero of Alexandria

The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria from the original Greek / Hero of Alexandria ; translated for and edited by Bennet Woodcroft. 1851

RCIN 1160471

Description

4to : ill., diags.

Provenance

Presented to Albert, Prince Consort by the Editor, May 1851.
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Creator(s)

Search the collection Hero of Alexandria
(author)

Search the collection Bennet Woodcroft (1803-79)
(editor)

Search the collection Charles Whittingham : London
(printer)
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Object type(s)
printed & manuscript material
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book: full leather bound
book: full leather bound in morocco
book: full leather bound in black morocco
book: all edges gilt
book: doublures
book: silk doublures
Subject(s)
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Language, Linguistics and Literature
Literature
Classical literatures
Classical Greek literature

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