Juanelo Turriano
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Spanish name of Gianello Torriano, also known as Giovanni Torriani, (1500? Cremona (Italy)-Toledo (Spain) 1585). Clock maker, engineer and mathematician.
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 Matematico 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 the Tagus to a height of almost 100 meters, to supply the city and its castle. For a fuller biography, see the Spanish Wikipedia entry.
[edit] External links
- This article is mostly translated from the longer Spanish entry at http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juanelo_Turriano
- Fundación Juanelo Turriano
- El artificio de Juanelo (con planos)
- Reconstrucción del artificio de Juanelo (in PDF format)
