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The waterwheel is an ancient device that uses flowing or falling water to create power by means of a set of paddles mounted around a wheel. The force of the water moved the paddles, and the consequent rotation of the wheel is transmitted to machinery via the shaft of the wheel. One of the first references to its use dates back to about 400 B.C., where, in a poem by an early Greek writer, Antipater, it tells about the freedom from the toil of young women who operated small handmills to grind corn.
However, it is not the only reference to water, and definitely not the first,since there is strong evidence that Sumerians from ancient Mesopotamia (southern Iraq) used them for irrigation at around 5000-4000 BC. They were used for crop irrigation, grinding grains, supply drinking water to villages and later to drive sawmills, pumps, forge bellows, tilt-hammers, trip hammers, and to power textile mills. They were probably the first method of creating mechanical energy that replaced humans and animals.
A diagram was made of it, it was (not built) by Leonardo da vinci in 1480-1482 A.D.
Samual Slater brought the idea from Britain.
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What invention led to the development of factories?
The waterwheel.
Who created the waterwheel?
The oldest known waterwheels were built in the middle east in Egypt and Persia. They were water-lifting devices used to irrigate fields.
How were the ancient Greeks ingenious?
The ancient Greeks invented many items which impacted our lives (such as founding the Olympic Games)
How a Egyptian waterwheel works?
The Bible says the Hebrews watered their gardens "with thy foot". They walked a water wheel to raise water from a canal up to an irrigation ditch or sluice. So as not to walk in the water, they built an inner wheel ("a wheel within a wheel"). The larger-diameter wheel carried buckets down into the canal. These tipped at the appropriate height, spilling water into the ditch which would carry it to the field.
When was snickerdoodles invented and where?
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When was the noria waterwheel invented?
who invented the noria
Who invented a mechanical loom powered by a horse or waterwheel?
Richard Trevithick
Who invented hydropower?
Arguable... the first form of hydropower may be considered to be the waterwheel. In which case the inventor is unknown.
How the load was lifted up by a waterwheel?
A load can be lifted up by a waterwheel by attaching it to a rope or chain that is wound around a drum connected to the waterwheel. When the waterwheel is turned by the flow of water, the drum rotates, causing the rope or chain to lift the load. This process allows the load to be raised or lowered using the mechanical energy generated by the waterwheel.
What is the scientific name for waterwheel plant?
The scientific name for waterwheel plant is Aldrovanda vesiculosa.
Can you use sand in a waterwheel?
yes
What does a waterwheel plant need to survive?
there is no answer
What are the advantages of Waterwheel?
it is used for power and energy
What invention led to the development of factories?
The waterwheel.
What invention led to development of factories?
The waterwheel.
Can you power a car using a waterwheel and water?
yes you can
Water flowering over a waterwheel is an example of kinetic energy transforming in to what type of energy?
Water flowing over a waterwheel is an example of kinetic energy transforming into mechanical energy. The moving water causes the waterwheel to turn, which can then be used to perform mechanical work, such as grinding grain or generating electricity.
