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Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine
Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine
Society: ASME Main Category: Mechanical Sub Category: Minerals Extraction & Refining Era: 1800-1829 DateCreated: 1824 Samson Pit Sankt Andreasberg State: Lower Saxony Zip: Country: Germany Website: http://www.asme.org/about-asme/history/landmarks/topics-m-z/minerals-extraction-and-refining/-118-samson-mine-reversible-waterwheel---man-engin, https://www.asme.org/getmedia/ee57310a-3df7-4e67-8ed6-d54357184890/118_Samson_Mine_Reversible_Waterwheel_Man_Engin.aspx Creator:

This silver mine preserves two features of bygone practice. One is the reversible waterwheel of the ore-hoist, which originally was installed in 1565 and currently dates back to 1824. The present wheel is 9 meters in diameter and reaches a depth of 700 meters.

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1987
Image Credit: Public Domain (Author's Choice) Image Caption: Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine Era_date_from: 1824
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Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine

Samson Mine Reversible Waterwheel & Man Engine

This silver mine preserves two features of bygone practice. One is the reversible waterwheel of the ore-hoist, which originally was installed in 1565 and currently dates back to 1824. The present wheel is 9 meters in diameter and reaches a depth of 700 meters.

Second, the man engine of…

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