The aeolipile is also known as Hero's engine.
Sources
- Aeolipile (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/make_an_aeolipile.pdf (nasa.gov)
- https://graphsearch.epfl.ch/concept/867975 (graphsearch.epfl.ch)
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