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Alternate Title(s): Novo Teatro di Machine
Author: Vittorio Zonca
Publication Location: Padua
Year: 1621

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This “theater of machines” parades 40 different machines for any kind of purpose, whether a lock on a river, a book press or engraving press, or a device to prevent smoke from filling a room.Unlike the writings of Lorini and Galileo, which included theoretical investigations on the principles of the lever and simple machines, Zonca’s Theater of Machines was entirely practical.

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Theme(s): Physics, Engineering, History of the Book
Chronological Period: 17th century
Geographical Region(s): Italy, Europe
Resource Type: Book