Spanish science in the Baroque Era

Jeronimo de Ayanz y Beaumont

1553-1613 (SPAIN)

Scientist, musician, painter,

astronomer,soldier...

Constructed and patented 48 inventions

His most important invention was the steam machine

Steam machine historyHERON OF ALEXANDRIA1st Century A.D. (Greece)

REIMS CATHEDRAL ORGANXII Century

JERONIMO DE AYANZ1606 (SPAIN)

EDWARD SOMERSET1663 (ENGLAND)

THOMAS SAVERY1698 (ENGLAND)

PAPIN1680 (FRANCE)

LEIBNIZ1705 (GERMANY)

NEWCOMEN1712 (ENGLAND)

JAMES WATT1769 (ENGLAND)

AEOLIPILA

A fire beneath the cauldron boils water, producing steam which is conducted through one of the copper supports to the pivoted brass sphere.  This steam issues from nozzles at the ends of the two small opposing arms on the sphere causing it to rotate.

ACCELERATING UP TO 1500 r.p.m.

JERONIMO'S STEAM MACHINE

This machine was used to remove water from the inside of the mines at the beginning of the XVII Century.

Putt Putt Boat