Tom blok Photo collection by Th.Schiöler Water-lifting by draught animals Operating sâqiyas Photo 117
Operating sâqiyas
Gul streg
Photo 511 x 506 pixels, 43,6 K
 
Photo from 1920 taken near the Pyramids
From this picture, we can easily get the idea that the sâqiya was invented at the same time as the Pyramids were built. This is far from the truth. The sâqiya was invented in Alexandria around the first century B.C.. It was based on the same knowledge as survives in the old Greek manuscripts dealing with pure mechanics.
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