- Juanelo Turriano
Juanelo Turriano (Spanish name) or Gianello Torriano (Italian), also known as Giovanni Torriani (c. 1500 — 1585), was an Italian-Spanish
clock maker,engineer andmathematician . He was born inCremona .Called to Spain in 1529 by
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor , he was appointed "Court Clock Master" and built the "Cristalino", an astronomical clock that made him famous in his time.Philip II of Spain named him "Matemático Mayor". He worked and lived in Toledo, where he built the "Artificio de Juanelo ", an engine that, driven by the river itself, lifted water from theTagus to a height of almost 100 meters, to supply the city and its castle (Alcázar).He died at Toledo in 1585.
References
*This article is mostly translated from the longer Spanish language article.
External links
* [http://centros5.pntic.mec.es/ies.juanelo.turriano/ELARTIF.htm El artificio de Juanelo] The water fetching
automaton .
* [http://www.juaneloturriano.com/index.htm Juanelo Turriano Foundation] en icon
* [http://www.ingegraf.es/pdf/titulos/COMUNICACIONES%20ACEPTADAS/RV7.pdf Reconstrucción del artificio de Juanelo (PDF format)]
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