Archimedes Screw Small 320×214 Medium 640×428 Large 1024×685 Download Tiff Original 2400×1605 | (1.6 MB) Description "A machine for raising water, said to have been invented by Archimedes, during his stay in Egypt for draining and irrigating the land." — Chambers' Encyclopedia, 1875 Keywords Archimedes, machine, screw, water Galleries Screws Source: Chambers's Encyclopedia (Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1875) Courtesy the private collection of Roy Winkelman
