WATER ORGAN ANIMATION

An animation showing for the first time the operation of the oldest pipe organ in history, called the Hydraulis, It was invented in the 3th century BC in Alexandria by a greek engineer by the name of Ktesibios. This water-powered organ became very popular in the Roman world and was played in palaces and amphitheatres. After a thousand years it became extinct in the 9th century. A smaller and cheaper version, the PNEUMATIKON, was made of wood and had bellows. A more elaborate version of this animation is in