Archimedean Collection

Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel
5308164 Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel.; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a multiple Archimedean screws powered by a water wheel being used to raise water)

A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century
5310962 A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1764); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The 'thread' could be either external
530342 Archimedean Screws for raising water from one level to another. The 'thread' could be either external (as in Fig. 3), or the more conventional internal spiral in Fig. 2

A dome supported on columns
5308086 A dome supported on columns.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a dome supported on columns, standing on a base. Wound round four columns are two parallel inclined rails down which a ball)

Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration)
5311401 Archimedes in his bath, 16th century (illustration); (add.info.: Illustrating the story of how he solved the problem of whether or not Heron's new crown was of pure gold)

A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century
5310963 A woodcut engraving depicting an Archimedean Screw for raising water, 18th century; (add.info.: Date: 1797); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Perpetual motion machine described in about 1664 by Ulrich von Cranach of Hamburg. Iron balls drive the water wheel that operates the Archimedean screw that raises the balls up again

Perpetual motion: Grindstone driven, via work and spur, by an overshot water wheel. An Archimedean screw raises the used water to the reservoir, and the whole is supposed to work by perpetual motion

Perpetual motion: Grinding mill driven by horizontal water wheel, which is itself driven by water from a cistern. The wheel is supposed also to raise water to the cistern by an Archimedean screw

Archimedes screw, artwork
Archimedes screw. Artwork of the screw-based water pump said to have been devised by 3rd-century BC Greek engineer Archimedes of Syracuse. It consists of a screw thread inside a hollow shaft

Archimedean dental drill, circa 1860 C017 / 8374
Archimedean dental drill, made from steel, with ivory handles. In early dentistry, drilling was used as a means of excavating decaying parts of the tooth

Uniform tiling pattern. This tiling pattern is called truncated hexagonal tiling and has one triangle and two dodecagons (12 sides) on each vertex (corner)

Archimedean Screw
An Archimedean screw

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Discover the fascinating intersection of ancient and modern engineering in this captivating exploration of perpetual motion machines and Archimedean innovations. Around 1664, Ulrich von Cranach of Hamburg described a perpetual motion machine, featuring a grindstone driven by an overshot water wheel. Fast forward to the 19th century, where the Archimedean dental drill revolutionized dental procedures. But let's not forget the Archimedean Screw, an ingenious water lifting device, or the captivating uniform tiling patterns inspired by Archimedes. From perpetual motion grindstones to Archimedean screws, the legacy of Archimedes continues to inspire and intrigue.