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Spiral device/ water apparatus (possibly an example of Archimedes' screw)., c1900s. Creator: Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange.

Spiral device/ water apparatus (possibly an example of Archimedes' screw)., c1900s. Creator: Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange.

3-076-274 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The Archimedes' screw, also called the Archimedean screw or screwpump, is a machine historically used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. Water is pumped by turning a screw-shaped surface inside a pipe, c1900s.

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Creator
  1. Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange, attributed to: Irish-born; Australian: Photographer/collector
Medium
  1. Photograph
Picture Type
  1. Landscape
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Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4057x4960
File Size : 58,954kb

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  1. 228225687
  1. 1320000233
  1. 228225687
  1. 3-076-274
  1. 3076274
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