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Wind-Sphere Ship

Part of the What Man Hath Wrought series
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Heron of Alexandria, in the 1st Century A.D., invented a primitive steam engine he called an aeolipile, or ';wind-sphere.' Persuaded by his friend Praxiteles, he used this engine to propel a ship.

If his steam-ship could beat a man-rowed galley in a race, could Heron bring about the Industrial Revolution 1700 years early?

The action never ebbs in this tale of friendship, technological vision, and one of history's missed opportunities.

Let the race begin!

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Product Details
Gypsy Shadow Publishing
1619505797 / 9781619505797
eBook (EPUB)
16/03/2020
25 pages
Copy: 10%; print: 10%