Agostino Ramelli, Bookwheel

Color enhanced image showing a revolving reading desk for scientists, an invention of Agostino Ramelli (1531 - 1610) who was an Italian engineer. During the Siege of La Rochelle (1572-73), he successfully engineered a mine under a bastion and breached the fortification, making him popular with his commander, Henri d'Anjou, who later became King Henri III of France. In 1588 he published Le diverse et artificiose machine del Capitano Agostino Ramelli, or The various and ingenious machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli. The book contains 195 designs, over 100 of which are water-raising machines, such as water pumps or wells. Other designs include bridges, mills, and a possible forerunner to the Wankel engine. The bookwheel is one of the most famous designs from this book

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