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Waterwheel, Hamah, Syria.

Study how a series of gears in a waterwheel translates a stream's energy to a millstone

Irrigation in Hama

Noria waterwheel and aqueduct, Hamah, Syria.

Waterwheels driven by the force of the river current activate a system of pumps to provide an inland water supply. Engraving from Jakob Leupold's Theatrum Machinarum, 1724–39.

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Study how a series of gears in a waterwheel translates a stream's energy to a millstone

Study how a series of gears in a waterwheel translates a stream's energy to a millstone

Before the Industrial Revolution, power came...

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Waterwheel, Hamah, Syria.

Waterwheel, Hamah, Syria.

© Valery Shanin/Shutterstock.com

Irrigation in Hama

Irrigation in Hama

Wooden waterwheels used to irrigate gardens in Hama, Syria.

© Francisco Javier Gil Oreja/Dreamstime.com

Orontes River

Orontes River

Noria on the Orontes River, Hamah, Syria.

Bernard Gagnon

Noria waterwheel and aqueduct, Hamah, Syria.

Noria waterwheel and aqueduct, Hamah, Syria.

© rrruss/Fotolia

Waterwheels driven by the force of the river current activate a system of pumps to provide an inland water supply. Engraving from Jakob Leupold's Theatrum Machinarum, 1724–39.

Waterwheels driven by the force of the river current activate a system of pumps to...

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