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Floor 2

The Wings

Seven civilizational traditions gathered as wings of one building.

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grid_view The CatalogueEvery room, faceted and exportable. grid_view All WingsSeven traditions, one building. hub Greco-RomanBrowse the GR wing. hub SinosphereBrowse the SI wing. hub IndosphereBrowse the IN wing. hub IslamicateBrowse the IS wing. hub AfrosphereBrowse the AF wing.

Floor 3

Reading Halls

Tools that read across the collection — by time, by theme, by comparison.

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timeline Timeline HallEvery wing on one chronological axis. route CorridorsFollow a text to its neighbours in tradition and time. compare Compare RoomTexts shoulder to shoulder on shared measures. shelves ShelvesCollections built from real metadata.

Floor 4

The Workshop

How the building is made: sources, provenance, and data access.

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database Source ArchiveRepositories, provenance, licensing. verified Conservation & ProvenanceHow sources are admitted and graded. code Data & APIThe same fields, as data.

Floor 5

The Institute

Who keeps the library, by what standards, and how it was made.

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apartment The InstitutePurpose and commitments. rule Editorial StandardsEvidence markers and translation policy. balance Open Source LedgerWhat is open, and under what terms. menu_book ColophonHow the building was made.
Floor 2 · The Wings
The CatalogueAll WingsGreco-RomanSinosphereIndosphereIslamicateAfrosphere
Floor 3 · Reading Halls
Timeline HallCorridorsCompare RoomShelves
Floor 4 · The Workshop
Source ArchiveConservation & ProvenanceData & API
Floor 5 · The Institute
The InstituteEditorial StandardsOpen Source LedgerColophon

Author · Greco-Roman

Hero of Alexandria

Ancient Greek

Author key
GR·HER
Hero of Alexandria
Position
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Wing
Greco-Roman

Works on the shelf — 12

Belopoeica 49 sections · 5,382 words Catoptrica 1 section · 501 words De automatis 2 sections · 9,203 words De mensuris 25 sections · 630 words Dioptra 37 sections · 12,883 words Fragmenta Heroniana 29 sections · 281 words Geodaesia [Sp.] 25 sections · 1,362 words Πνευματικά 2 sections · 22,425 words Liber geeponicus [Sp.] 205 sections · 6,557 words Mechanicorum fragmenta 3 sections · 4,409 words Metrica 3 sections · 19,909 words Stereometrica 16 sections · 926 words