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.


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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