- of the
windl****. The
oldest depiction of a
windl**** for
raising water can be
found in the Book of
Agriculture published in 1313 by the
Chinese official...
- The
crank in its
simple rudimentary form we find in the [modern]
Chinese windl****,
which use of the device, however, has
apparently not
given the impulse...
- Tangye's autobiography, the
Weston differential pulley evolved from the
Chinese windl****, with an
endless chain replacing the
finite length of rope. He claimed...
- and
visual arts to the
Chinese imperial court, and
carrying on
significant inter-cultural and
philosophical dialogue with
Chinese scholars, particularly...
- well
windl****, and
other devices.
Crossbow and
repeating crossbow:
According to
British art
historian Matthew Landruss and
Gerald Hurley,
Chinese crossbows...
- less-skilled personnel.
Crossbows are
usually drawn by
direct pulling, but
windl****-like
mechanisms requiring less
force were
sometimes used. The earliest...
-
mechanism is
unique in that it is
driven by a flat-link
chain connected to a
windl****. The
mensa itself was a
sliding plank (similar to that on the gastraphetes)...
- than
composite bows and
required mechanical aids such as the
cranequin or
windl**** for spanning.
Usually these could only
shoot two
bolts per
minute versus...
- 15th-century
crossbow from the
Bavarian German Army with its
original string and
windl**** intact. Also,
Chumlee throws the shop's
Christmas party at
Danny Koker's...
- used to lift weights. This is
thought to have been in the form of the
windl**** which consists of a
crank or
pulley connected to a
cylindrical barrel that...
