Heron showing the aeolipile experiment in front of the scholars of the School of Alexandria (1st century AD) Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.

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