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Waterwheel, Hamah, Syria.

Study how a series of gears in a waterwheel translates a stream's energy to a millstone

Noria waterwheel and aqueduct, Hamah, Syria.

Waterwheels driven by the force of the river current activate a system of pumps to provide an inland water supply. Engraving from Jakob Leupold's Theatrum Machinarum, 1724–39.

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Assorted References

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- In energy conversion: Waterwheels
application of waterpower
- In waterpower
development of turbines
- In Johann Andreas von Segner
early development
- In wheel
gardens of Ḥamāh
- In Ḥamāh
mechanical engineering
- In history of technology: Mechanical contrivances
medieval industry
- In history of the organization of work: Advances in technology
- In history of Europe: Technological innovations
sources of power
- In history of technology: Power sources

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: University of Houston - Roman Water Wheel.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 05, 2012
	Media added.	Alison Eldridge	Apr 07, 2011
	Article revised and updated.	Adam Augustyn	Apr 24, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 1999