Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.[
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
Vittorio Zonca (1568–1603) was an Italian engineer and writer. He wrote the Theater of machines, which was published in Padua in 1607 four years after his death.
Hills, Richard Leslie (1936-2019), historian and clergyman
From the Diderot Folio, Plate II of VIII; showing plan of stamps and waterwheel. Diderot's 18th Century "Encylopedie" contains many attractive and informative diagrams.
From the Diderot Folio, Plate III of VIII; showing waterwheel and cloth being sorted. Diderot's 18th Century "Encylopedie" contains many attractive and informative diagrams.
The treble mill enabled a single waterwheel to drive two pairs of stones through an additional set of gears off the pitwheel. Treble Mill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Drawing by H Beighton, Desaguliers, 1744.
A photograph made by Hallam Ashley of a technical drawing done by John Smeaton in the 18th century. A penstock is a type of sluice often used at mill sites to control the flow of water through the mill wheel.