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Ctesibius (Ktesibius) of Alexandria (285-222 BC)

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Ctesibius (Ktesibius) of Alexandria (285-222 BC)

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Ctesibius (Ktesibius) of Alexandria (285-222 BC), Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor who studied pneumatics. Woodcut. On the left Ctesibius sits in his room surrounded by objects he is studying, showing his interest in the sound produced by columns of air at different lengths. On the right his father shampoos a client's hair while on the wall hangs his son's adjustable mirror. From "Architechtur .. Mathematischen .. Kunst" by Gaultherius Rivius (Nuremberg, 1547). Woodcut. . (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

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5100 x 3726 px | 54.4 MB

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43.2 x 31.5 cm | 17.0 x 12.4 in (300 dpi)

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1547 • 3RD BCE • 3RD CENTURY B. C. • 3RD CENTURY B.C. • 3RD CENTURY BC • ANCIENT GREECE • ARCHITECHTUR.. MATHEMATISCHEN.. KUNST • ATELIER • CIENCIA • CLASS • COURSE • CTESIBIUS OF ALEXANDRIA • EDUCATING • EDUCATION • GAULTHERIUS RIVIUS • HAIR • HAIRS • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY • HOME OFFICE • HORIZONTAL • ILLUSTRATION AND PAINTING • INDOORS • INSTRUCTING • INSTRUCTION • INVENTOR (MALE) • INVENTOR • LEARNING • LESSON (SCHOOL) • LESSON • MATHEMATICAL • MATHEMATICIAN • MATHS • MEMORIZING • PEDAGOGY • PELO • PERIOD • PHYSICAL • PHYSICIST • PHYSICS • PHYSIQUE • PNEUMATICS • PUPIL (MALE) • PUPIL • PUPILS • SCHOLAR • SCIENCE • SCIENTIST • SHAMPOO • STUDENT (FEMALE) (UNIVERSITY) • STUDENT (UNIVERSITY) (MALE) • STUDENT • STUDY • STUDYING • TEACHING • TEACHING, EDUCATION • THREE PEOPLE • TRAINING • UNRECOGNIZABLE PERSON • WASH • WASHING • WOODCUT • WORKSHOP • XYLOGRAPHY