Hydraulis Ύδραυλις - How it works

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The Hydraulis - the first organ HOW IT WORKS

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The main functions of a Hydraulis, basic model

According to Greek and Roman engineers and mathematicians from the 1st century BC to the 2nd century AD, such as Vitruvius, Heron of Alexandria or Iulius Pollux, the Hydraulis was invented by Ctesibius.

Ctesibius, a Greek inventor and mathematician, is said to have invented the hydraulis in the 3rd century BC in Alexandria.

Records of Ctesibius’ water organ have not survived, but Vitruvius and Heron of Alexandria provide descriptions of how to build an organum hydraulicum.

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century people started to reconstruct the Hydraulis, referring to the texts of Vitruvius, Heron of Alexandria and to the latest archaeological findings.

You can find more Hydraulis models in my Artstation Hydraulis folder

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