Aeolipiles

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Aeolipile or aeolipile (. From Latin Aeolus (god of the winds) and pila "ball, ball") on German Äolsball , wind or steam ball refers to:

  • an ancient steam turbine described by Heron of Alexandria, see Heronsball
  • a historical steam blower, see Püsterich
  • a soldering tube lamp that works on a similar principle, see glass blower lamp