Roller bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of a canal to another, 1737. Artist: Unknown
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Roller bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of a canal to another, 1737. Artist: Unknown

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Roller bridge or inclined plane for transferring vessels from one level of a canal to another, 1737. Inclined planes were a cheaper alternative to locks in the building of canals. 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).
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1737

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B65_452

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,0Mo (2,5Mo) / 45,8cm x 27,3cm / 5410 x 3228 (300dpi)

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