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passage of his writing gives hint that the waterwheel was in widespread use by the 1st century AD in... applied a complex use of the waterwheel and machinery to power the... once used a waterwheel to power and operate a large mechanical puppet theater for the... An early example of a very large waterwheel is the still extant wheel at the early 13th century... The most powerful waterwheel built in the United Kingdom was the 100 hp... The biggest working waterwheel in mainland Britain has a diameter of 15... without gearing so that the axle of the waterwheel become the spindle of the mill... A backshot waterwheel at New Lanark World Heritage Site... A backshot waterwheel at New Lanark World Heritage Site... Detail of a backshot waterwheel at New Lanark... Detail of a backshot waterwheel at New Lanark...

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