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When the Magistrate of the Rhakotis District calls Heron of Alexandria - the greatest inventor the city has ever known - to help him solve the mystery of a dismembered human forearm, he learns what value there is in the weight of gold.
This is a Heron of Alexandria short story.
©2012 Thomas K. Carpenter (P)2013 Thomas K. CarpenterLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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