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plural نواعير nawāʿīr, from Syriac: ܢܥܘܪܐ, nā‘orā, lit. "growler") is a
hydropowered scoop wheel used to lift
water into a
small aqueduct,
either for the...
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automaton with a
flush mechanism designed by al-Jazari. Al-Jazari's
hydropowered saqiya chain pump device. An
illustration of a
device invented by al-Jazari...
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produced "the
earliest known mechanical musical instrument", in this case a
hydropowered organ which pla****
interchangeable cylinders automatically,
which they...
- of
Cedarburg began as a mill town.
German immigrants began building hydropowered gristmills and
woolen mills along Cedar Cr**** in the 1840s. The community...
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Constantine V 9th century: the
automatic flute player (and
possibly automatic hydropowered organ), a
mechanical organ by the Banū Mūsā
brothers [citation needed]...
- put an end to
inland navigation in the area. The
iconic Albolafia is a
hydropowered scoop wheel. It was
originally built by the
Romans and
lifted water from...
- by
means of a
network of
underground galleries and
complex systems of
hydropowered scoopwheels to move the
water inside. The
working conditions in the galleries...
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applied to clockwork.
Castle clock, 1206 – Al-Jazari's
castle clock, a
hydropowered mechanical astronomical clock, has been
described as the
earliest programmable...
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invented the
earliest known mechanical musical instrument, in this case, a
hydropowered (water-powered)
organ that pla****
interchangeable cylinders. According...
- 1840s,
German immigrants settled in the community,
building farms and
hydropowered mills along the
Milwaukee River. Much of the
community remained rural...