Sunday, December 11, 2011

Book-browsing Tool From 16th Century

Posted: 10 Dec 2011 Ebook Friendly - Tips

Browsing for books was not as easy as today. Books were big and heavy. How to get easy access to all the ones you need to work with? There, I Fixed It has a fantastic article about a tool invented in 1588 by an Italian engineer, Agostino Ramelli.
The tool called the bookwheel was based on the design of a waterwheel and was able to hold over a dozen of separate titles.

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