Wheel
Land Transport

Wheel

Prehistoric origins

A wheel turns around an axle to reduce the effort of moving a load or transmit motion within machinery. Solid and spoked forms show how a simple rotating component became fundamental to transport and engineering.

About this artifact

A wheel turns around an axle to reduce the effort of moving a load or transmit motion within machinery. Solid and spoked forms show how a simple rotating component became fundamental to transport and engineering.

Sources & image credits

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Image: Landesmuseum_Württemberg_Kelten_011.4.jpg
Creator: Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt
License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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