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Question 117

A small device spins as steam escapes through bent tubes. Who described this device, and what was it called?

  1. Hipparchus and the astrolabe
  2. Hero of Alexandria and the aeolipileCorrect answer
  3. Euclid and a steam locomotive
  4. Galen and an electric motor

Explanation

Hero of Alexandria described the aeolipile, whose reaction to escaping steam caused it to rotate. It was not an electric motor or the power source for an ancient railway, which assigns it later technologies it did not serve.

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