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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.
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Plate 14: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; toroidal lift pump; flap valve; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 13: Device for raising water from a river, marsh, or fountain by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; toroidal force pump; conical valve; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 12: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 11: Device for raising water from a river or low place
- 1588
This machine can be operated by one or two men.
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; lift pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; roller guides.
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Plate 10: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 9: Device for raising water from a low place by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and rack; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
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Plate 8: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
This is the only image showing a woman as the prime mover of a machine.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; double worm and reversing racks; roller guides.
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Plate 7: Device for raising water from a low place by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lift pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; double worm and reversing racks; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
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Plate 6: Device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; crank and connecting rod; flywheel.
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Plate 5: Device for raising water by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; conical valve; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; crank and connecting rod; slotted-head screw.
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Plate 4: Device for raising water from a river
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 2: Device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; double worm and reversing racks; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 1: Device for raising water from a river or fountain by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; double worm and reversing racks; motion converter (rotating to linear); roller guides.
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Plate 3: Device for raising water from a low place by channeling a river
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
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Frontispiece: Portrait of Agostino Ramelli
- 1588
Agostino Ramelli is shown enacting his role as military engineer: he rests his left hand on a helmet and uses his right to measure a model fortification with a compass. The portrait is set within an elaborate and…
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Title page from Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli [The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli]
- 1588
The book's title is set within an architectural frame embellished with antique ornamental motifs, weapons, armor, and symbols of warfare and siege.
This title page is a facsimile reproduction, hence the lower quality…
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Engraver Gaultier, Léonard, 1561-1641
- Subject Title pages, Machinery
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Beckman Instruments (Pty) Ltd., South Africa, facilities and staff
- 1960s
This series of photographs shows Beckman facilities and staff in the cities of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban. Exterior photographs are labeled with street addresses; interior shots provide descriptions of the…
