Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel. From Biringuccio 'De la Pirotechnia' Venice 1540. Woodcut.

• Contributor: World History Archive / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: D96A0A
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• Dimensions: 6000 x 3118 px | 50.8 x 26.4 cm | 20 x 10.4 inches | 300dpi
• Photographer: World History Archive

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Bellows operated by a camshaft powered by a water wheel. This application of the medieval invention of the cam enabled both bellows to be powered by the same water wheel. From Biringuccio 'De la Pirotechnia' Venice 1540. Woodcut.