The Baroulkos And The Mechanics Of Heron Paperback

The new critical edition of heron s mechanics here presented with all its sources is the consequence of the unexpected discovery of four persian manuscripts which opened an unexplored field research and offered new perspectives both of philological and scientific character in interpreting this text. Besides contrary to what is thought the analysis has revealed the possibility that some italian scientists of the renaissance could have known totally or partially this important work by heron.

The new critical edition of heron s mechanics here presented with all its sources is the consequence of the unexpected discovery of four persian manuscripts...show more