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Hero of Alexandria's (lst century AD) mechanical blacksmiths. Woodcut from 'Gli Artificiose e curiosi moti spiritale de Herone', Bologna, 1647. The mechanism is powered by water.
Hero of Alexandria's (lst century AD) mechanical blacksmiths. Woodcut from 'Gli Artificiose e curiosi moti spiritale de Herone', Bologna, 1647. The mechanism is powered by water.
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