Episode 82: The history of Estêvão Cabral’s paddle wheel

The Estêvão Cabral’s paddle wheel is an invention of the Portuguese Jesuit priest who, at the end of the 18th century, solved one of the enigmas of hydraulics. The instrument made it possible, for the first time, to measure the velocity of water not only at the surface, but also at depth, where it reaches its maximum velocity. Estevão Cabral’s pioneering paddle wheel has several replicas, two of which, dating from 1986, can be found at Técnico, in the Civil Engineering Museum and in the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

  • Acknowledgements:
    Maria Manuela Portela 
    Museu de Civil do Técnico

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Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.

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