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Plate 40: Device for raising water from a low place by canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; gated-lobe rotary pump; conical valve; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 38: Device for raising water from a spring by channel current
- 1588
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; sliding-vane rotary pump.
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Plate 37: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
The man looking out of the grilled window in the background foreshadows the section on screw-jacks (Plates 154–167).
Mechanics: machine crank; inertia chain; lift pump; flap valve.
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Plate 36: Device for raising water from a low place by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; machine crank; force pump; chain equalizer; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 35: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; chain equalizer; horizontal working beam.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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Plate 34: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and rack; horizontal working beam; bell crank.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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Plate 33: Device for raising water from a pond, lake, or marsh by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; horizontal working beam; bell crank.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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Plate 32: Single-person-operated device for raising water from a well or cistern
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; flap valve; interrupted lanterns and spur gear sectors; chain equalizer; flywheel.
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Plate 31: Device for raising water from a river or canal
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; interrupted lanterns and spur gear sectors; chain equalizer.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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Plate 30: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod; flywheel.
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Plate 29: Device for raising water from a river, pond, or lake by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod.
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Plate 28: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; lift pump; grooved eccentric cam; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 27: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lift pump; grooved eccentric cam; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 26: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lift pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; double worm and reversing racks; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 25: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; motion converter (rotating to linear).
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Plate 24: Device for raising water from a river or spring by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; motion converter (rotating to linear).
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Plate 23: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack.
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Plate 22: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; horizontal working beam; flywheel.
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Plate 21: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 20: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
The well is decorated with a monstrous female figure who dispenses water from her breasts.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; flap valve; interrupted spur gear and racks; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 19: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; interrupted spur gear and racks; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 18: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; flywheel.
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Plate 17: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 16: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
The fountain is elaborately decorated with dolphins, their tails entwined.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 15: Device for raising water by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; toroidal force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
