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What was the first ever model steam engine!

 
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Ross


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:02 pm    Post subject: What was the first ever model steam engine! Reply with quote
Out of curiosity what was the first model steam engine ever produced?

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
An aeolipile also known as a Hero engine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thats really basic!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ross wrote:
Thats really basic!


The first of everything tends to be "basic". The rearly gobsmacking thing was the date - talk about ahead of his time!    
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I thing it was around 1700. translates to wind ball  or breath of wind in a ball I Think
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hero steam engine, the story goes was built by the Greeks well over 2000 years ago.  
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tmuir wrote:
Hero steam engine, the story goes was built by the Greeks well over 2000 years ago.  
Built by Hero of Alexandria a very long time ago. He built over seventy inventions, some very useful, but some being completely pointless, but very fun to watch.
I had to do an english essay and a speech on him a couple of months back.
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Michael wrote:
I thing it was around 1700. translates to wind ball  or breath of wind in a ball I Think


Actually built about 25 A.D................what are we doing with our time to change the world???...makes me feel like an underachiever    

I just fiddle in the shop and buy peoples steam engines on-line and dive into ponds to retrieve them        
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