Hydraulics systems including floating action 1,2, hydromancy or water divination 3,4, and Archimedes' solution to the problem of Hiero's crown 5. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1811.

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