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Plate 188: Book wheel
- 1588
Allows user to consult a large number of books without moving or requiring a large table or amount of space. Purportedly useful to those who suffer from gout.
Mechanics: spur gears; epicyclic gear train.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Books and reading, Machinery
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Plate 187: Vase decorated with chirping birds
- 1588
Powered by concealed bellows or a person blowing into a pipe feeding into the base of the vase. Cross-section shows inner system, which relies on changes in air and water pressure to force air through hidden flutes to…
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Plate 186: Fountain with chirping birds shown in elevation and cross-section
- 1588
Decorated with birds that pipe out song. Can be constructed at various scales and made fixed or portable. Inner system relies on changes in air and water pressure to keep the water circulating and the air moving through…
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Plate 185: Portable fountain
- 1588
Cross-section shows inner system, which is identical to that used for the fountain on Plate 184. Syphon action in the descending, snake-shaped pipes starts the water-flow, and inner system relies on changes in air and…
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Plate 184: Fountain
- 1588
Pipes outwardly decorated like serpents spew water from the large vase into the basin. Can be fed by a distant natural spring or a hidden tank, provided either is at the same height as the fountain's vase. The inner…
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Plate 183: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Includes another view of the machine's gearing in the background.
Mechanics: capstan bars; worm and worm gear; rope drive.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 182: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Includes another view of the machine's gearing in the background.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; angle crown gears.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 180: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; Spur gears; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 181: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
The machine's pulleys are enlarged and featured in the background.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 179: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on casters. Shows a bell being moved.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 178: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Shows a column being moved.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 176: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; roller thrust bearing.
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Plate 177: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Entire machine rotates on a wheel in the base. Includes details of machine parts hidden within, pictured at right top and bottom.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; ratchet; roller thrust…
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Plate 175: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on four casters.
Mechanics: capstan bars; hand crank; worm and worm gear; lewis.
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Plate 174: Crane for lifting heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: capstan bars; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 173: Two cranes for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Top: for lifting weights of any size from a ship or barge. Bottom: for moving and pulling heavy weights.
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel.
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Beckman Model 957 Air/Fuel Analyzer
- Undated
This instrument measures the air/fuel ratio in automobile engines. This ratio can be used to determine the amount of energy and pollutants produced by combustion.
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Beckman Model 950A Ozone Analyzer
- Circa 1978
First marketed in 1978, this instrument analyzes ozone in air samples. Ozone is an air pollutant created by chemical reactions that occur between oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds in the presence of…
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Beckman Model 3600 Recording UV/Visible Spectrophotometer
- 1960s
This model followed in the tradition of the DU, the first ultraviolent/visible spectrum spectrophotometer.
The first Beckman Instruments DU Spectrophotometer was developed in 1940, when the company was still called…
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Beckman L5-50P Recoverable Oil Centrifuge System
- 1973 – 1982
Beckman released its first L5 centrifuge in 1973.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco…
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Beckman Synchron CX5 Clinical Analyzer
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses. The CX5 debuted in 1988.
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Unidentified man wielding syringe, with Beckman TL-100 Ultracentrifuge
- Circa 1987
A man flanked by dramatically-lit glassware uses a syringe, separated from a Beckman tabletop ultracentrifuge by opened blinds. This model was produced in 1978.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after…
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Beckman Synchron 05CE
- 1980s
The Synchron systems run a wide range of clinical chemistry tests including drug and biological fluid analyses.
