How do you get water uphill?
Job: agricultural soil specialist
Scenario: Your client wants top plant crops in a field 1.5 metres above the local river. He needs to get water to this field and has no electricity to run a pump and no hose. He must start from scratch. How will he achieve this?
Answer: Archimedes screw
The Archimedes screw was invented by Greek scientist Archimedes who lived in Syracuse Sicily (Found at the 'toe' of Italy, now apart of Italy, and also the largest Mediterranean island in the world) between the years 212 B.C and 287 B.C. The year the Archimedes drill was invented is unknown. Archimedes is also known for discovering the law of hydro-statics, sometimes known as 'Archimedes principle'.
The Archimedes screw is a machine historically used for transferring water from a low-lying body of water into irrigation ditches. Water is pumped by turning a screw-shaped surface inside of a pipe.
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