Muristus, Miristus or Murtus was an inventor to whom two
organ
Organ and organs may refer to:
Biology
* Organ (biology), a group of tissues organized to serve a common function
* Organ system, a collection of organs that function together to carry out specific functions within the body.
Musical instruments
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-like instruments are attributed. His name is mentioned in medieval Arabic sources and may refer to
Ctesibius
Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius (; BCE) was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt. Very little is known of Ctesibius' life, but his inventions were well known in his lifetime. He was likely the first head of th ...
of Alexandria or another Greek writer.
[McKinnon, James W. (2015). ]
The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2 ed.)
'. Oxford University Press.
See also
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Hydraulis
The water organ or hydraulic organ () (early types are sometimes called hydraulos, hydraulus or hydraula) is a type of pipe organ blown by air, where the power source pushing the air is derived by water from a natural source (e.g. by a waterfal ...
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