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Arabic Machines: Early Schematics

July 13, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli Leave a Comment

Water powered systems, pulleys and gearing mechanisms, images from an arabic manuscript, datable from the 16th to 19th century.

Sources: Max Planck Digital Library via Wikimedia Commons,
Via: The Public Domain Review

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