Titel
Archimedes' screw, 1761-1762.
Caption
Model, made by George Adams, instrument maker to the king, to demonstrate the working of the hydraulic screw whose invention is traditionally ascribed to Greek mathematician Archimedes (c 287-212 BC). Turning the handle at the top makes a ball travel up the helical tube. This device is still in use in many parts of the world for raising water., 6956278
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01.01.2009
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Stichworte
Stichworte
Archimedean screws
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LIF - HYDRAULICS
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Mercantile Age (1550-1780)
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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hydraulic screws
,
lifting
,
ow_science-society
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physics
,
pmscartandhistory
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pmscinternational
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screws