Water-powered mill. 16th-century illustration of the rotating wheels and grinding mechanisms of a flour mill that is being powered by flowing water (n

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Water-powered mill. 16th-century illustration of the rotating wheels and grinding mechanisms of a flour mill that is being powered by flowing water (not seen). This illustration is from 'Le Diverse et Artificiose Machine' (1588) by Italian engineer Agostino Ramelli (). This work contains nearly 200 designs for devices, many of them water-raising machines including water wheels, pumps, mills, fountains, and wells.

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