Roller mill and jacquard loom: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Roller mill — evolved from — Gristmill. Rollers instead of millstones.
2. Step 2. Gristmill — uses — Water wheel. A water wheel turns the millstones.
3. Step 3. Water wheel — is part of — Trip hammer. The shaft was turned by a water wheel.
4. Step 4. Trip hammer — has part — Cam. Cams on the shaft lift the hammer.
5. Step 5. Cam — is part of — Automaton. Cams set the figures’ movements.
6. Step 6. Automaton — inspired — Jacquard loom. Vaucanson, the maker of automata, built an automatic loom whose ideas Jacquard used.

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