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Clock Tower from Su Song's Book

Clock Tower from Su Song's Book

Chinese mechanical and horological engineering from the Song Dynasty; this diagram provides an overall general view of the inner workings and armillary sphere of Su Song's clocktower built in Kaifeng. The drawn... More

Fotothek df tg 0005483 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Wasserkunst ^ Wasseruhr

Fotothek df tg 0005483 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Wasserkunst ^ Wasseruhr

Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPhysik & Mechanik & Wasserkunst & Wasseruhr Public domain scan of 17th-century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fotothek df tg 0005886 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Wasserkraftnutzung ^ Uhr ^ Uhrwerk

Fotothek df tg 0005886 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Wasserkraftnutzung ^ Uhr ^ ...

Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPhysik & Mechanik & Wasserkraftnutzung & Uhr & Uhrwerk

Fotothek df tg 0005953 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Getriebe ^ Zahnrad ^ Wasserkraft

Fotothek df tg 0005953 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Getriebe ^ Zahnrad ^ ...

Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPhysik & Mechanik & Uhr & Getriebe & Zahnrad & Wasserkraft

Fotothek df tg 0005954 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Getriebe ^ Wasserkraft

Fotothek df tg 0005954 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Getriebe ^ Wasserkraf...

Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPhysik & Mechanik & Uhr & Getriebe & Wasserkraft

Fotothek df tg 0005956 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Wasserdruck

Fotothek df tg 0005956 Physik ^ Mechanik ^ Uhr ^ Wasserdruck

Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPhysik & Mechanik & Uhr & Wasserdruck Public domain scan of 17th-century artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kirchermagneticclock - A black and white drawing of a sphere on a table

Kirchermagneticclock - A black and white drawing of a sphere on a tabl...

Public domain photograph related to the history of France, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Washstand by Philo of Byzantium

Washstand by Philo of Byzantium

Reconstruction of a washstand with escapement mechanism, the earliest known, as described by the Greek engineer Philo of Byzantium (3rd century BC)

07 Cleps tambour 1250-1 - Public domain dedication image

07 Cleps tambour 1250-1 - Public domain dedication image

Français : Horloge à eau dans une Bible moralisée française. Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Al-jazari elephant clock - Public domain medieval manuscript

Al-jazari elephant clock - Public domain medieval manuscript

The elephant clock from Al-Jazari's manuscript. Public domain photograph of 14th-century art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Carillon avec entraînement à eau

Carillon avec entraînement à eau

Français : Croquis d'un mécanisme de carillon avec entrainement à eau.

Clock of al Jazari (detail)

Clock of al Jazari (detail)

1205-India, The Face of a Water Clock (detail)

Ancient Chinese Water Clock2

Ancient Chinese Water Clock2

Public domain photograph related to the history of China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Ancient Chinese Water Clock1

Ancient Chinese Water Clock1

Public domain photograph related to the history of China, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlemagne Clock - A drawing of a man sitting on a throne

Charlemagne Clock - A drawing of a man sitting on a throne

water-clocks that Harun al-Rashid sent to the Emperor Charlemagne in 807 ADالعربية: صورة الساعة المائية التي أرسلها هارون الرشيد إلى الأمبراطور شارلمان عام 807 م

Clepsydra-Diagram-Fancy

Clepsydra-Diagram-Fancy

Diagram of a fancy clepsydra, this type being an automaton or self-adjusting machine. Water enters and raises the figure, which points at the current hour for the day. Spillover water operates a series of gears... More

Clepsydra-Diagram-Fancy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Clepsydra-Diagram-Fancy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Diagram of a fancy clepsydra. Water enters and raises the figure, which points at the current hour for the day. Spillover water operates a series of gears that rotates a cylinder so that hour lengths are approp... More

Tidens naturlære fig 9

Tidens naturlære fig 9

"Tidens naturlære" 1903 af Poul la Cour, Fig. 9. Vanduhr med Viserstilk. Bogen findes digitalt på s:da:Tidens Naturlære "Tidens naturlære" (Nature of time) 1903 by Poul la Cour, Ill. 9. Waterclock width indicat... More

Tidens naturlære fig10

Tidens naturlære fig10

"Tidens naturlære" 1903 af Poul la Cour, Fig. 10. Vanduhr med Viserværk. Vandet løber ind i toppen af beholder A, heri holdes et fast vandnieavu ved at overskydende vand løber ud af et hul i bagsiden, ved den ø... More

Tidens naturlære fig8

Tidens naturlære fig8

"Tidens naturlære" 1903 af Poul la Cour, Fig. 8. Vanduhr, der angiver en vis Tid. Vandet ligger til at begynde med i den øverste beholder A, herfra løber vandet ned igennem det hule ben B, igennem bøjningen C, ... More

Wasseruhr Harun al Raschid

Wasseruhr Harun al Raschid

Deutsch: Der Kalif Harun al-Raschid schenkt Karl dem Großen eine Wasseruhr (um 800)

Bulletin - United States National Museum (1959) (20481431946)

Bulletin - United States National Museum (1959) (20481431946)

Title: Bulletin - United States National Museum Identifier: bulletinunitedst2181959unit (find matches) Year: 1877 (1870s) Authors: United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. ... More