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Heronis Alexandrini spiritalium liber

Archive Print part: Early Science 3 1575/HER

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Type of record: Book

Title: Heronis Alexandrini spiritalium liber

Other titles: Spiritalium liber

Level: Piece

Classmark: Early Science 3 1575/HER

Creator(s): Hero of Alexandria

Additional creator(s): Spacciuoli, Valerio (Other); Commandino, Federico (1509-1575) (Other)

Related people: Spacciuoli, Valerio; Commandino, Federico

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication city: Urbini

Date(s): 1575

Language: Latin

Size and medium: [2], 70 (i.e. 80) leaves

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/243689

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991014738569705181

Description

Ed. by Valerio Spacciuoli.


Illustrated with woodcut diagrams of apparatus.


Leaves 78 & 80 both numbered 70.

Additional description

Bound with 2 other publications. Volume contents: 1. Hero of Alexander: Spiritalium liber, 1575 -- 2. Hero of Alexander: De gli automati, 1589 -- 3. Hero of Byzantium: Liber de mechanicis bellicis, 1572

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