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LEONARDO DA VINCI (VINCI 1452-AMBOISE 1519)

Designs for a water-clock

c.1508

RCIN 912716

A drawing of a bell-ringer device consisting of a man striking at the bell with a hammer, the bell being raised on a stake. The device is operated by a water mechanism with twenty four containers of different sizes, corresponding to different hours of the day. To the right are three diagrams and notes.

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