aeolipile


Значение термина aeolipile в knolik


aeolipile - Aeolipile (aeolipyle (Lat. Aeolus, god of the winds: pila, ball))
aeolipile - Mechanical toy, illustrating the reaction of the air upon an issuing stream of steam in producing circular motion. It is a hollow ball of metal with horizontal tubular arms, bent at right angles. When partially filled with water and heated sufficiently to generate steam from the arms, the metal globe will rotate. The invention is ascribed to Hero of Alexandria.

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