Al-Jazari facts for kids
Ismail Al-Jazari. Born in 1136 in Cizre (current Turkey) during the Islamic Golden Age, Ismail Al-Jazari was a polymath. He was simultaneously a scholar, an inventor, a mechanical engineer, an artisan, an artist, and a mathematician. He served as the chief engineer at the Artuklu Palace, like his father before him.
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The elephant clock was one of the most famous inventions of al-Jazari.
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Diagram of a hydropowered perpetual flute from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by Al-Jazari in 1206.
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al-Jazari's hydropowered saqiya chain pump device.
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Al-Jazari's musical robot band.
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The water-clock of the drummers
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One of al-Jazari's candle clocks.
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Automatic castle clock of al-Jazari, 14th century copy.
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One of al-Jazari's candle clocks.
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The musical robot band designed by al-Jazari.
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A table device automaton designed by al-Jazari.
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The hand-washing automaton with a flush mechanism designed by al-Jazari.
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Al-Jazari's hydropowered saqiya chain pump device.
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An illustration of a device invented by al-Jazari.
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A sketch of a device designed by al-Jazari. From the manuscript of Kitabal Al-Hial in Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.
See also
In Spanish: Al Jazarí para niños
