File:Hydraulic-Powdered Trip Hammers.jpg

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English: A set of trip hammers on an axle rotated by a waterwheel, a machine used to decorticate grain. From the Tiangong Kaiwu encyclopedia of 1637, written by the Ming Dynasty encyclopedist Song Yingxing (1587-1666).
Français : Un ensemble de marteaux tournant autour d'un axe activé par un moulin à eau et utilisé pour décortiquer les grains de céréales. Tiré de l'encyclopédie Tiangong Kaiwu de 1637, écrite par l'encyclopédiste de la Dynastie Ming, Song Yingxing (1587-1666).
This picture appears on page 93 of E-tu Zen Sun and Shiou-Chuan Sun's translation (Pennsylvania State University Press, 1966)
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