Roller Bridge Or Inclined Plane
by Print Collector
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Roller Bridge Or Inclined Plane
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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Roller Bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of waterway to another, 1737. 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 by Bernard Forest de Belidor, (Paris, 1737). (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 27th, 2021
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