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Heron of Alexandria | | Variant Name: |
Hero of Alexandria | | Nationality: |
Egyptian | | Gender: |
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mathematician, inventor |
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 Biography of Hero of Alexandria
1,180 words, approx. 4 pages
 Hero(or Heron) of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician and engineer whose major contributions to mathematics were Hero's formulaand the first approximation in Greece of a number's square root. He also wrote a number of books on mathematics, including... summary from source:
 Biography of Hero of Alexandria
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Little is known about Hero, or Heron, of Alexandria except that he wrote at least thirteen books on the study and practical applications of the simple machines wedges-- levers, pulleys, and screws. Hero is thought have lived around the time of the... summary from source:
 Biography of Heron of Alexandria
403 words, approx. 1 pages
The engineer, mathematician, and inventor Heron of Alexandria (active ca. AD 60) ranks among the most important scientists of the ancient Roman world in the tradition of Aristotelian experimentation. Heron, about whose personal life virtually nothing... 
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688 words, approx. 2 pagesFirst century A.D. Greek Inventor and Mathematician Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria was a prolific writer of mathematical and technical textbooks. His best known works are Pneumatics and Metrica. Credited with the invention of an early form of steam... summary from source:
Hero of Alexandria Summary
78 words, approx. 1 pagesc. 10-c. 75 Greek physicist, also known as Heron, who in addition to his famous work in mechanics wrote a number of mathematical texts. Among these are On the Dioptra, which examines surveying; Mechanica, a work for architects; Metrica, on measurement;... summary from source:
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1,753 words, approx. 6 pages
Hero (or Heron) of Alexandria (Greek: Ήρων ο Αλεξανδρεύς) (c. 10 – 70 AD) was a mathematician and engineer who flourished in Alexandria, Roman Egypt and is said to be the greatest experimenter of antiquity.[1] Among his most famous...
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 The Washington Times In Alexandria, veterans strive to honor a hero.
03/21/1999: 806 words, approx. 3 pages ****ADMIRERS WANT A NEW SCHOOL NAMED FOR A WAR PRISONER TORTURED AND EXECUTED IN VIETNAM.**** Five Vietnam veterans are urging the Alexandria School Board to name a new elementary school after a prisoner of war who was tortured and eventually executed 35... summary from source:
The Washington Post Alexandria
11/02/1989: 636 words, approx. 2 pages COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY John E. Kloch is running unopposed. John E. Kloch 300 North View Ter., Alexandria Age: 48 Incumbent Commonwealth's attorney, Alexandria, elected 1979; deputy commonwealth's attorney, 1974-79; private practice, 1970-74; career prosecutor, professional trial attorney, administrator of...
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