» Heron of Alexandria Features biography with references and links. http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Heron.html
» Heron of Alexandria by Michael Lahanas Features inventions, biography and science. Includes links, photos, articles, list of his books and detailed descriptions. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/HeronAlexandria.htm
» Heron of Alexandria (ca. 75 AD) Greek mathematician who was mainly interested in practical studies in mechanics and engineering, best known for Heron's Formula. http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Heron.html
» Mathworld - Heron's Formula An important theorem in plane geometry. Describes it in detail while relating other formulas. http://mathworld.wolfram.com/HeronsFormula.html
» The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria Translated for and edited by Bennet Woodcroft. Contains a list of 78 inventions with detailed explanations and drawings. http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/hero/index.html
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