Expansion of air by heat: illustration of demonstration by the Greek engineer Philo of Byzantium (c280-c220BC) also called Philo Mechanicus. Sphere co

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Expansion of air by heat: illustration of demonstration by the Greek engineer Philo of Byzantium (c280-c220BC) also called Philo Mechanicus. Sphere contains water and air. Sun's heat causes air to expand and water is forced through tube into flask. Engraving from ''Utriusque cosmi, historia'' by Robert Fludd, Oppenheim 1617-19.

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