Many scholars have felt that the Heronian passage [on a pipe-organ moved by an anemourion-like wheel] can be disregarded because it is not confirmed by other writings. Heron presumably mentioned the anemourion in a moment of distraction, forgetting that it… — Lucio Russo Copy Share Image
![“Many scholars have felt that the Heronian passage [on a pipe-organ moved by an anemourion-like wheel] can be disregarded because it is not confirmed by other writings. Heron presumably mentioned the anemourion in a moment of distraction, forgetting that it had not been invented yet. We know that…” quote by Lucio Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ab2/lucio-russo-43521_disregarded_many-scholars-have-felt-that-the-heronia_2047751.jpg)