- The
windl**** /ˈwɪndləs/ is an
apparatus for
moving heavy weights. Typically, a
windl**** consists of a
horizontal cylinder (barrel),
which is
rotated by...
- and
visual arts to the
Chinese imperial court, and
carrying on
significant inter-cultural and
philosophical dialogue with
Chinese scholars, particularly...
- Tangye's autobiography, the
Weston differential pulley evolved from the
Chinese windl****, with an
endless chain replacing the
finite length of rope. He claimed...
- well
windl****, and
other devices.
Crossbow and
repeating crossbow:
According to
British art
historian Matthew Landruss and
Gerald Hurley,
Chinese crossbows...
-
included multiple mechanical devices he did not invent, such as the
Chinese windl****. He
received a 40
guinea prize for
submitting a
model of a
harbor crane...
- and
employ gear and
pulley arrangements – levers, belt hooks, pulleys,
windl****es and
cranequins – to
overcome very high draw weight.
These potentially...
-
mechanism is
unique in that it is
driven by a flat-link
chain connected to a
windl****. The
mensa itself was a
sliding plank (similar to that on the gastraphetes)...
- than
composite bows and
required mechanical aids such as the
cranequin or
windl**** for spanning.
Usually these could only
shoot two
bolts per
minute versus...
- 15th-century
crossbow from the
Bavarian German Army with its
original string and
windl**** intact. Also,
Chumlee throws the shop's
Christmas party at
Danny Koker's...
- used to lift weights. This is
thought to have been in the form of the
windl**** which consists of a
crank or
pulley connected to a
cylindrical barrel that...
