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HERO ALEXANDRINUS. Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino ridotti in lingua volgare da Alessandro Giorgi da Vrbino. In Vrbino : appresso Bartholomeo, e Simone Ragusij fratelli, 1592
4to, contemporary limp vellum. Ff. 3 [di 4, lacking title-page], ff. num. 82, with many engraved illustrations throughout in the text.
Second Italian edition of Heron's main work (Spiritalium). The many hydraulic and mechanical inventions by Hero are here depicted for the first time in print.
Adams H 372; Brunet I, 129; Ebert 9513; Graesse III, 258.
Adams H 372; Brunet I, 129; Ebert 9513; Graesse III, 258.
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