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Who coined the term 'automaton' to refer to machines that imitate the figure and movements of living beings?
Who coined the term 'automaton' to refer to machines that imitate the figure and movements of living beings?
- Rooster of Strasbourg
- Heron de AlejandrÃa
- Ctesibius
- The Greeks (correct)
What were the Clépsidra and water organ used for?
What were the Clépsidra and water organ used for?
- Imitating living beings
- Writing a treatise on pneumatics
- Calculating the position of the stars
- Production of clocks (correct)
Which author wrote a treatise on pneumatics?
Which author wrote a treatise on pneumatics?
- Rooster of Strasbourg
- The Greeks
- Ctesibius (correct)
- Heron de AlejandrÃa
What were some of the movements in the automatic theater described by Ctesibius?
What were some of the movements in the automatic theater described by Ctesibius?
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What was the mechanism created by Heron de AlejandrÃa for?
What was the mechanism created by Heron de AlejandrÃa for?
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