Hero of Alexandria Sound Machine
The illustration depicts a device that produces sound from a stream of water. A stream of water is poured into the top of an air-tight container with horizontal compartments, syphons and pipes. When the water fills the upper chamber, it flows to the lower chambers in succession until it reaches the bottom. As each chamber fills, air is forced up through a pipe and produces a sound
Picture No
11067734
Media ID
48566927
Size
2400px x 3592px
(803KB)
Credit
© Science Source / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
An illustration from The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria from the Original Greek, translated and edited by Bennett Woodcroft in 1851
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