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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 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 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 137: Mill to run bellows in double iron forge, powered by canal current
- 1588
The parallel reciprocating bars used in this device are also known as stangenkunst.
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; machine crank; bell crank; parallelogram linkage; parallel reciprocating bars.
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Plate 136: Timber sawmill to cut wood and make boards, powered by canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; machine crank; bell crank; roller guides.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Sawmills, Machinery
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Plate 135: Double mill to grind grain and cut stone, powered by channel current
- 1588
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; horizontal waterwheel; machine crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown 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 120: Grain mill powered by water current or horse
- 1588
Millstone can be raised and lowered by counterweights.
Mechanics: horse whim; spur gear and lantern.
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Plate 119: Grain mill powered by channel current
- 1588
Millstone can be raised or lowered by a wedge. This mill grinds and sifts flour at same time.
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 118: Grain mill powered by channel current
- 1588
Millstone can be raised and lowered by a lever.
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lantern and crown gear.