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Jan 2nd 2005 | 2:08 pm

Abhijit

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Alhambra granada

Hi,
Would anyone know how the water foutains in Alhambra worked in medival
ages. There were no electric pumps in the 14th century, so how was the
water pressure generated to operate the fountains. (espcially since
Alhambra is situated on top of a hill)

Thanks
Abhijit

Jan 2nd 2005 | 11:24 pm

A.Spencer3

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Re: Alhambra granada

"abhijit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Hi,
    > Would anyone know how the water foutains in Alhambra worked in medival
    > ages. There were no electric pumps in the 14th century, so how was the
    > water pressure generated to operate the fountains. (espcially since
    > Alhambra is situated on top of a hill)
    > Thanks
    > Abhijit

Wasn't this answered ad nauseam last year?

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Jan 2nd 2005 | 11:27 pm

Nitram

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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:24:25 GMT, "a.spencer3"
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >"abhijit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected] oups.com...
    >> Hi,
    >> Would anyone know how the water foutains in Alhambra worked in medival
    >> ages. There were no electric pumps in the 14th century, so how was the
    >> water pressure generated to operate the fountains. (espcially since
    >> Alhambra is situated on top of a hill)
    >> Thanks
    >> Abhijit
    >Wasn't this answered ad nauseam last year?

I decided that it was a troll.
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Jan 3rd 2005 | 9:55 pm

Miss L. Toe

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"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:24:25 GMT, "a.spencer3"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >"abhijit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >news:[email protected] oups.com...
    > >> Hi,
    > >> Would anyone know how the water foutains in Alhambra worked in medival
    > >> ages. There were no electric pumps in the 14th century, so how was the
    > >> water pressure generated to operate the fountains. (espcially since
    > >> Alhambra is situated on top of a hill)
    > >>
    > >> Thanks
    > >> Abhijit
    > >>
    > >
    > >Wasn't this answered ad nauseam last year?
    > I decided that it was a troll.

With a hand operated pump ?

Jan 3rd 2005 | 10:10 pm

Nitram

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Re: Alhambra granada

On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 10:55:17 -0000, "Miss L. Toe"
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    >"nitram" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected].. .
    >> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:24:25 GMT, "a.spencer3"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >
    >> >"abhijit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> >news:[email protected] oups.com...
    >> >> Hi,
    >> >> Would anyone know how the water foutains in Alhambra worked in medival
    >> >> ages. There were no electric pumps in the 14th century, so how was the
    >> >> water pressure generated to operate the fountains. (espcially since
    >> >> Alhambra is situated on top of a hill)
    >> >>
    >> >> Thanks
    >> >> Abhijit
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >Wasn't this answered ad nauseam last year?
    >> I decided that it was a troll.
    >With a hand operated pump ?

I hope you don't mean what I think you mean.

Well actually I do hope you mean, what I think you mean.
:-)

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Jan 9th 2005 | 11:23 pm

The Reids

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Re: Alhambra granada

Following up to nitram

>>Wasn't this answered ad nauseam last year?
>I decided that it was a troll.

no, it was an aqueduct, the troll would be *under* the aqueduct.
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