Agrippa's Eye-popping, but Mostly Forgotten Water-Lifting Technology

Agrippa's Eye-popping, but Mostly Forgotten Water-Lifting Technology Sadly, Agrippa’s wonderful design for raising water wasn’t referred to much after 1588, when Andrea Bacci acclaimed it publicly. It may be that the Acqua Felice, the second of Rome’s earliest modern aqueducts made the device obsolete when it was attached to the Villa Medici in 1592. In truth it was perhaps simply disused when Ferdinando went to Florence in 1588 after the death of his brother, Francesco di Medici, leading Ferdinando to give up his position as a cardinal in order to protect his place as the upcoming Grand Duke of Tuscany. There might have been some other spectacular water-related works in Renaissance landscapes in the late sixteenth century, like water fountains which played music, water caprices (or giochi d’acqua) and even scenographic water demonstrations, but nothing was motorized by water that defied gravity.

Public Water Fountains in and Around Berkley, Ca

Public Water Fountains in and Around Berkley, Ca Public Water Fountains Around Berkley, Ca 144002841013.jpg

Berkley, CA citizens voted for a sugar-sweetened beverages tax in February 2014, the earliest of its kind in the United States. By making soda more costly, it’s hoped that parents will make healthier choices for what their children drink, like water for instance. First, the city conducted research to evaluate whether citizens had proper access to functioning drinking water fountains. Using data gathered by a mobile GPS app, researchers were able to determine the condition of existing water fountains in Berkley. The US Census Community Study database was employed to amass information relating to race and economic status in these areas. The professionals sought to use both data sets to figure out if demographics were associated to drinking water fountain access. The analysis was able to determine the demographics of areas with water fountains, also noting whether the condition of the fountains was better or worse in lower class neighborhoods. The tidiness of numerous fountains was found lacking, even if most were working.