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title: Breastshot Waterwheel
author: KVDP
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5198/breastshot-waterwheel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Breastshot Waterwheel

_Authored by KVDP_

## Image File

[![Breastshot Waterwheel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5198.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5198.png)

## Image Caption

An illustration of a breastshot waterwheel, used, for example, by the Romans to power mills for grinding grain.

## Cite This Work

### APA
KVDP. (2016, June 13). Breastshot Waterwheel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5198/breastshot-waterwheel/>
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### MLA
KVDP. "Breastshot Waterwheel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Jun 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5198/breastshot-waterwheel/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breastshot_water_wheel_schematic.svg) by [**KVDP**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Breastshot_water_wheel_schematic.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 13 June 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.