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Greek and Roman Mechanical Water-Lifting Devices: The History of a Technology

Greek and Roman Mechanical Water-Lifting Devices: The History of a Technology

Peter Oleson, John

Paperback

Series: Heritage

Technology & EngineeringAncient GreeceAncient Rome

ISBN10: 1487578857
ISBN13: 9781487578855
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: Dec 15 1984
Pages: 624
Weight: 1.90
Height: 1.26 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Water is fundamental to human life, and the ways in which a society uses it can tell us a great deal about a people. The ancient Greeks and Romans had at their disposal several mechanical water-lifting devices. The water-screw, the force pump, the compartmented wheel, and the bucket-chain were developed by scientists associated with the great school at Alexandria. Application of these devices was sporadic in the Hellenistic world, but they, and the later saqiya gear, were used in a wide range of rural and urban settings in many parts of the Roman Empire.

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