Alembic and saw: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Alembic — has part — Liebig condenser. A cooler.
2. Step 2. Liebig condenser — works like — Separate condenser. Condensing vapour by cooling.
3. Step 3. Separate condenser — is part of — Watt steam engine. Watt’s main invention.
4. Step 4. Watt steam engine — has part — Crank. The stroke of the piston becomes rotation of a shaft (Watt first used a planetary gear).
5. Step 5. Crank — is part of — Sawmill. A crank turns the wheel’s rotation into the stroke of the saw.
6. Step 6. Sawmill — uses — Saw. The cutting tool is a saw.

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