Archimedes' screw
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archimedes-screw-174-13216052
title:
Archimedes' screw
text:
The Archimedes' screw, also known as the Archimedean screw, hydrodynamic screw, water screw or Egyptian screw, is one of the earliest hydraulic machines named after Greek mathematician Archimedes who first described it around 234 BC, although the device had been used in Ancient Egypt. It is a reversible hydraulic machine, and there are several examples of Archimedes screw installations where the screw can operate at different times as either pump or generator, depending on needs for power and wa
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Water pumping mechanism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw
date created:
2002-05-27T02:47:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:45:35Z
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