Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring

Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another. Inclined planes were a cheaper alternative to locks. Water power is being transferred from the waterwheel, R, through gearing to the windlass at H. From Architecture Hydraulique Bernard Forest de Belidor, (Paris, 1737)

1737 Alternative Belidor Cheaper Gearing Hydraulique Inclined Inland Level Locks Roller Transferred Transferring Waterway Waterwheel Windlass

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