Veterum mathematicorum Athenaei, Bitonis, Apollodori, Heronis, Philonis et Aliorum Opera: nunc primum edita, ex manuscriptis codicibus Bibliothecae Regiae.
Paris: Typographia Regia, 1693. First edition, the Stanhope copy, of this collection of early Greek writings on technology (especially military technology) and hydrostatics. It contains several treatises on the mechanics and siege operations, or poliorcetica, used in the Hellenistic period (the period between Alexander and Augustus), including the construction and..... More
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