Title

The Hero of Alexandria's method of emptying a vessel by means of a siphon

Caption

Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's method of emptying a vessel by means of a siphon. Hero of Alexandria (10-70) a Greek mathematician and engineer. Dated 17th Century

Date

17th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A15_315

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,4Mb) / 11,2in x 20,9in / 3351 x 6258 (300dpi)

Keywords

17th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Hero of Alexandria Method Vessel Siphon Siphoning Ancient Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Greece Greek Alexandria Roman Egypt Roman Rome Ancient Rome Ancient Roman Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Egypt Egyptian Mathematician Mathematics History of Mathematics Engineer Engineering History of Engineering 17th Century