4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Spinning machine, c 1629. Illustrated plate taken from 'Le Machine' (Rome, 1629) by Giovanni Branca (1571-1640), showing a woman operating a spinning machine driven by an Archimedian screw. Branca's pioneering work 'Le Machine' is notable for the earliest figure of a steam turbine.
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