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Theory and Practice in Heron's Mechanics

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2007

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Schiefsky, Mark J. 2007. Theory and practice in Heron's Mechanics. In Mechanics and Natural Philosophy before the Scientific Revolution, ed. W. R. Laird and S. Roux. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science 254. New York: Springer.

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