Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water
Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel. From Biringuccio De la Pirotechnia Venice 1540. Woodcut
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13904464
Media ID
48391159
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6000px x 3119px
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Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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1540 Application Bellows Biringuccio Camshaft Draught Enabled Furnace Mechanisation Operated Pirotechnia
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