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What was the thing that Hypatia of Alexandria invented to distill water called?

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What was the thing that Hypatia of Alexandria invented to distill water called?

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The hydrometer, which is used to measure the specific gravity of liquids. In 402 AD, the bishop Synesius of Cyrene sent a letter to Hypatia, asking her to construct a hydrometer for him. This is the first known reference to a hydrometer in history. It is not known when the hydrometer was originally invented.