 An illustration of Heron's aeolipile An aeolipile is a device consisting of an air-tight chamber (usually a sphere or cylinder) with bent or curved pipes projecting from it, through which steam is expelled perpendicular to the radius of rotation. The resulting torque causes the device to spin (Newton's third law). Typically, the water is heated in a basin, which is connected to the rotating chamber by a pair of pipes that also serve as the pivots for the chamber. However, the water may also be heated in the chamber itself as shown in the illustration below. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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A sphere is a perfectly symmetrical geometrical object. ...
A right circular cylinder An elliptic cylinder In mathematics, a cylinder is a quadric surface, with the following equation in Cartesian coordinates: This equation is for an elliptic cylinder, a generalization of the ordinary, circular cylinder (a = b). ...
An exhaust pipe is usually a pipe used to guide waste exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove. ...
Newtons laws of motion are the three scientific laws which Isaac Newton discovered concerning the behaviour of moving bodies. ...
A pivot is that on which something turns. ...
 A classroom model of an aeolipile The aeolipile, invented in the first century by Heron of Alexandria, is considered to be the first recorded steam engine. However, the device was thought of as nothing more than a diversion during Hero's lifetime, and the device received little serious recognition until relatively modern times. Simple Heros engine model This is a relatively poor photograph of a simple model of Heros engine. ...
Simple Heros engine model This is a relatively poor photograph of a simple model of Heros engine. ...
The 1st century was that century which lasted from 1 to 100 according the Gregorian calendar. ...
Heros aeolipile Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (c. ...
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 A modern replica of Hero's aeolipile The name —derived from the Latin words "aeoli" and "pila"— translates to "the ball of Aeolus" ; Aeolus being the Greek god of the wind. A modern replica of Heros aeolipile A photograph of a working aeolipile replica made by Katie Crisalli. ...
A modern replica of Heros aeolipile A photograph of a working aeolipile replica made by Katie Crisalli. ...
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The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the telling of stories created by the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ...
Models
A popular project in science classes is to build a working model of the Aeolipile. Seen adjacent are a few examples: Web sites are below:
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References
External links - Building a replica of the aeolipile (includes a history of the aeolipile and an explanation of the principles behind it).
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