Properties (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Hindu_temple
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
Hellenistic period
scientific method ancient technology ancient science |
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Alexandria
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| gptkbp:contribution |
mechanical devices
steam engine the aeolipile the first vending machine Heron's_formula |
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Alexandria
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| gptkbp:diedIn |
1st century AD
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| gptkbp:field |
physics
mathematics mechanics |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Heron of Alexandria
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| gptkbp:influenced |
mechanical engineering
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Archimedes
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
mathematical principles
hydraulics pneumatics inventions geometric principles steam power automata mechanical engineering principles the_Heronian_triangle the_Heron’s_formula_for_area_of_a_triangle the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_circle the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_cone the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_crescent the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_cylinder the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_frustum the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_kite the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_lens the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_lune the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_polygon the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_polyhedron the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_rhombus the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_sector the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_segment the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_solid the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_sphere the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_torus the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_trapezoid the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_wedge the_Heron’s_formula_for_volume_of_a_tetrahedron the_Heron’s_formula_for_the_area_of_a_parallelogram |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
Automaton
Pneumatics On_the_Sphere_and_Cylinder On_the_Measurement_of_the_Circle |