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L05 Invention of Inventing(Alexandria) Flashcards

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Pneumatica (book)

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By Heron

How to build steam,/wind/water powered machines

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  • First to experiment w/ human brain
  • measured pulse rate (by clock)
  • Invented neuroanatomy (nervous system discoveries)
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Herophilus

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Second library survived until:

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391 AD

-parts burned by christians

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Herophilus

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  • First to experiment w/ human brain
  • measured pulse rate (by clock)
  • Invented neuroanatomy (nervous system discoveries)
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Took over Persian Empire

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332 BC

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Erasistratus

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  • Discovered heart is a pump
  • correlation of bigger brain = smarter
  • brain is place of intelligence/controls body
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332 BC

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Took over Persian Empire

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331 BC

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Founded Alexandria (new capital of Egypt)

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Became Pharaoh after taking over Egypt

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332 BC

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336 BC

  • took over when father assasinated by persians
  • Created largest empire of antiquity
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Alexander the Great

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Eratosthenes

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  • Used Stick to measure circumference of Earth (compared shadows in two different cities at the same time)
  • Calculated tilt of Earth’s Axis-Measured distance to sun and moon (wrong)
  • Director of Library of Alexandria
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  • Used Stick to measure circumference of Earth (compared shadows in two different cities at the same time)
  • Calculated tilt of Earth’s Axis-Measured distance to sun and moon (wrong)
  • Director of Library of Alexandria
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Eratosthenes

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Study of Anatomy

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  • Punishable to disturb body after death
  • lasted less than 50 years
  • took place in alexandria (support of Ptolemys)
  • ended because:
  • dissection/vivisection is unethical
  • no need to further research (all is done)
  • no use for such knowlege (only desired to balance 4 humors of body)
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334 BC

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Invasion of Persia

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One of greatest inventors of all time (futuristic concepts/designs)
-Taught at museum

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Heron

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  • Discovered heart is a pump
  • correlation of bigger brain = smarter
  • brain is place of intelligence/controls body
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Erasistratus

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Alexander the Great

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336 BC took over when father assasinated by persians

-Created largest empire of antiquity

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305 BC

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Ptolemy I king of egypt

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  • Punishable to disturb body after death
  • lasted less than 50 years
  • took place in alexandria (support of Ptolemys)
  • ended because:
  • dissection/vivisection is unethical
  • no need to further research (all is done)
  • no use for such knowlege (only desired to balance 4 humors of body)
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Study of Anatomy

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642 AD

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Remains of backup library taken by Arabs

21
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Main library destroyed in civil war

22
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391 AD

-parts burned by christians

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Second library survived until:

23
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Hellenistic Period

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Assimilation of Greek culture/style

24
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Invasion of Persia

25
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272 AD

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Main library destroyed in civil war

26
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Ptolemy IIISecond (backup) library of Alexandria

27
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Eratosthenes

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First precise star catalogue (675 stars)

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332 BC

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Became Pharaoh after taking over Egypt

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Ptolemy I king of egypt

30
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Contraptions by Heron

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World’s first:

  1. programmable robots
  2. self powered vehicle
  3. operational steam engine 50 AD
  4. jet powered steam turbine
  5. vacuum pump
  6. vending machines
  7. fire engine
  8. automatic door
  9. light sensors
  10. high pressure atomizer
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First precise star catalogue (675 stars)

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Eratosthenes

32
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280 BC by ptolemy I-Temple of Muses-Library of Alexandria

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Mouseion-World’s first research institute (museum)

33
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By HeronHow to build steam,/wind/water powered machines

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Pneumatica (book)

34
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Remains of backup library taken by Arabs

35
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Founded Alexandria (new capital of Egypt)

36
Q

Assimilation of Greek culture/style

A

Hellenistic Period

37
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World’s first:

  1. programmable robots
  2. self powered vehicle
  3. operational steam engine 50 AD
  4. jet powered steam turbine
  5. vacuum pump
  6. vending machines
  7. fire engine
  8. automatic door
  9. light sensors
  10. high pressure atomizer
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Contraptions by Heron

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235 BC

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Ptolemy IIISecond (backup) library of Alexandria

39
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Eratosthenes

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First Chronology (numerical dating for historical events)

40
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Heron

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One of greatest inventors of all time (futuristic concepts/designs)-Taught at museum

41
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First Chronology (numerical dating for historical events)

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Eratosthenes

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Mouseion-World’s first research institute (museum)

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280 BC by ptolemy I-Temple of Muses-Library of Alexandria

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