Title

The Hero of Alexandria's design for a pneumatic organ

Caption

Engraving depicting the Hero of Alexandria's design for a pneumatic organ. This was essentially a small hand-pumped organ played by keys. Hero of Alexandria (10-70) a Greek mathematician and engineer. Dated 19th Century

Date

19th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP23A15_314

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 15,6in x 14,9in / 4689 x 4472 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Hero of Alexandria Pneumatic Organ Organ Music Musical Instrument Instrument Hand-Pumped Hand-Pump Keys Key Ancient Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Greece Greek Alexandria Roman Egypt Roman Rome Ancient Rome Ancient Roman Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian Egypt Egyptian Mathematician Mathematics History of Mathematics Engineer Engineering History of Engineering 19th Century