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Besson, Jacques

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  • A hand mill with four mortars operated by two assistants. Engraving, 16--, after J. Besson.
  • Machinery: a pile-driving hammer, mounted on existing piles, with two men operating it. Engraving after J. Besson.
  • Machinery: a kind of crank-driven hammer, with a man working at a forge. Engraving after J. Besson.
  • A grinding mill operated by water power. Engraving, 16--, after J. Besson.
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    A waterwheel in a river, in rocky terrain. Engraving, 16--, after J. Besson.

    Besson, Jacques. | Reference: 37527i
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    Cross-section of a well and water pump. Etching, 16--, after J. Besson.

    Besson, Jacques. | Reference: 37538i
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    Le cosmolabe, ou instrument vniuersal, concernant toutes obseruations qui se peuuent faire par les sciences mathematiques, tant au ciel, en la terre, comme en la mer / De l'inuention de M. Iaques Besson ...

    Besson, Jacques. | Date: [s.d.]
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    • Online

    Machinery: a kind of crank-driven hammer, with a man working at a forge. Engraving after J. Besson.

    Besson, Jacques. | Reference: 45465i
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    Hydraulics: cross-section of a water tower and wheel. Engraving after A. du Cerceau after J. Besson.

    Besson, Jacques. | Reference: 37489i
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