Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity

Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity
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Download or read book Body and Machine in Classical Antiquity written by Maria Gerolemou and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the ways in which the human body and the world of machines and technological artefacts intersected in the ancient world. Traces the origins of the body-machine interface from Homer's automata down to the figural assimilation between body parts and products of human craft in Greek and Roman medicine"--


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