Ctesibius (English Wikipedia)

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Hoffmann, James J. (2001). "Ctesibius of Alexandria". In Neil Schlager (ed.). Science and Its Times: Understanding the Social Significance of Scientific Discovery. Vol. 1 2000 BC to AD 699. Associate editor: Josh Lauer. Gale Group. pp. 400–401. Ctesibius (also spelled Ktesibios) was a Greek physicist and inventor who was probably born in Alexandria sometime around 300 B.C. He was the first of many Greeks to become part of the great ancient engineering tradition in Alexandria.

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"Ctesibius of Alexandria". Encyclopædia Britannica. February 2024 [First published online July 1998]. Greek physicist and inventor, the first great figure of the ancient engineering tradition of Alexandria, Egypt.

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Rizakis, Athanasios (April 2019). "New Identities in the Greco-Roman East: Cultural and Legal Implications of the Use of Roman Names". In Robert Parker (ed.). Changing Names: Tradition and Innovation in Ancient Greek Onomastics. British Academy. pp. 237–257. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197266540.003.0011. ISBN 978-0-19-188424-5.

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"Ctesibius of Alexandria | Research Starters | EBSCO Research". EBSCO. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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Rizakis, Athanasios (April 2019). "New Identities in the Greco-Roman East: Cultural and Legal Implications of the Use of Roman Names". In Robert Parker (ed.). Changing Names: Tradition and Innovation in Ancient Greek Onomastics. British Academy. pp. 237–257. doi:10.5871/bacad/9780197266540.003.0011. ISBN 978-0-19-188424-5.

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"Ctesibius". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.

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There is no direct evidence for the place of birth of Ctesibius. He is given Alexandrinus, lit. 'the Alexandrian', as "an ethnic" or "a deme" (the element in traditional Greek onomastic formulae ascribing geographic or ethnic origin),^[3] in early mentions and reference to his work, including by Vitruvius (1st century BCE) in De Architectura.^[4]