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Plate 100: Device for draining water from a swamp or foundation by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; force pump; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Pumping machinery, Reciprocating pumps, Water-power, Machinery

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Plate 99: Device for draining water from a swamp or foundation by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery

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Plate 98: Device for draining water from a swamp or foundation by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; chain of buckets.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery

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Plate 96: Device for raising water from a river or pool by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

The water is not enclosed within this device.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; rocking troughs; interrupted lantern and racks; chain equalizer.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery

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Plate 97: Device for draining water from a marsh, pool, or foundation by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; force pump; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Pumping machinery, Reciprocating pumps, Water-power, Machinery

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Plate 95: Device for raising water up a mountain

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

The plate-designer's schematic mountains echo the peaks and valleys of the parallel reciprocating bars, which are are also known as stangenkunst.

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; rocking troughs; double…

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery

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Plate 93: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; swinging-vane rotary pump; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; chain drive.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Pumping machinery, Wells, Rotary pumps, Machinery, Hand pumps

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Plate 92: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

This device requires a relatively small amount of rope.

Mechanics: inertia chain; bucket.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 94: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; machine crank; force pump; spur gear and lantern; chain drive; chain equalizer.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Pumping machinery, Reciprocating pumps, Wells, Machinery, Hand pumps

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Plate 91: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

This device requires a relatively small amount of rope.

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; flywheel.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 90: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; Spur gears; spur gear and lantern.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 88: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; spur gear and lantern.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 89: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; spur gear and lantern; flywheel.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 87: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a cistern

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; chain of buckets; spur gear and lantern; roller shaft bearing.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Cisterns, Machinery

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Plate 86: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: inertia chain; bucket; flywheel; roller shaft bearing.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 85: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: vertical crankshaft; bucket; spur gear and lantern.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 84: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: vertical crankshaft; bucket; lantern and crown gear; flywheel.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 83: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: external vertical treadwheel; bucket; spur gear and lantern.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 82: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: hand crank; bucket; spur gear and lantern; flywheel.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 81: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a very deep well

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: external vertical treadwheel; bucket; spur gear and lantern.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Wells, Machinery

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Plate 54: Device for raising water from a low place by canal current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; toroidal force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and rack; horizontal working beam; roller guides.

Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
Subject Pumping machinery, Reciprocating pumps, Water-power, Machinery

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Plate 53: Device for raising water from a river or low place by river current

Part of Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli

1588

Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; oscillating double-wing pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.