Topic/table/engineering

Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision
Armillary sphere	The construction and use of armillary spheres	Armillary sphere	Astronomy
Astrolabe	The construction and use of the astrolabe	Astrolabe	Astronomy
Dioptra	The construction and use of the dioptra	Dioptra	Astronomy
Mural instrument	The construction and use of a mural instrument or mural quadrant	Mural instrument	Astronomy
Orrery		Orrery	Astronomy
Spherical astrolabe		Astrolabe	Astronomy
Wood lamination	The use of lamination	Lamination	Construction
Models and templates	The use of models and templates in engineering	Prototype and Stencil	Design
Archimedes principle	The law of fluid displacement	Archimedes' principle	Fluid
Force pump		Piston pump § Force pump	Fluid
Theory of siphon	The action of the siphon	Siphon	Fluid
Valves	The construction and use of valves	Valve	Fluid
Astrarium		Astrarium	Horology
Conical water clock		Water clock	Horology
Hourglass		Hourglass	Horology
Mechanical clock		Clock § Early mechanical clocks	Horology
Shadow clock	The use of shadows to tell direction and time	Sundial	Horology
Water clock	The use of water-based devices to tell time	Water clock	Horology
Water clock reservoir	The use of reservoirs in water-based clocks to improve their accuracy	Zhang Heng § Extra tank for inflow clepsydra	Horology
Balance wheel		Balance wheel	Machine
Bellows	The construction and use of the bellows	Bellows	Machine
Camshaft		Camshaft	Machine
Chain drive	The construction and use of chain drives	Chain drive	Machine
Chariot odometer		Odometer	Machine
Combination lock		Combination lock	Machine
Crank		Crank (mechanism)	Machine
Crankshaft		Crankshaft	Machine
Differential gear		Differential (mechanical device)	Machine
Double acting piston bellows		Bellows	Machine
Lever	The construction and use of the lever	Lever	Machine
Mechanical compass		Compass	Machine
Padlock	The construction and use of the padlock	Padlock	Machine
Piston		Piston pump § Force pump	Machine
Pulley	The construction and use of the pulley	Pulley	Machine
Screw	The construction and use of the screw	Screw	Machine
Straight beam balance	The construction and use of the straight-beam balance	Weighing scale § Mechanical balances	Machine
Theory of gears	The reasons why gears are effective	Gear	Machine
Theory of lever	The reasons why the lever is effective	Lever	Machine
Theory of pulley	The reasons why pulleys are effective	Pulley	Machine
Theory of screw	The reasons why screws are effective	Screw	Machine
Theory of wedge	The reasons why the wedge is effective	Wedge	Machine
Theory of wheel and axle	The reasons why the wheel-and-axle construction is effective	Wheel and axle	Machine
Trip hammer		Trip hammer	Machine
Tumbler lock	The construction and use of the tumbler lock	Pin tumbler lock	Machine
Verge escapement	The construction and use of the verge escapement	Verge escapement	Machine
Warded lock	The construction and use of the warded lock	Warded lock	Machine
Water-powered piston bellows		Du Shi § The Water-Powered Blast Furnace	Machine
Water-powered sawmill		Watermill	Machine
Water-powered trip hammer		Trip hammer and Water wheel	Machine
Water wheel		Water wheel	Machine
Windlass	The construction and use of the windlass	Windlass	Machine
Atmospheric refraction		Atmospheric refraction	Optics
Camera obscura	The construction and use of the camera obscura	Camera obscura	Optics
Cause of twilight		Atmospheric optics	Optics
Crystal lens	The construction and use of the crystal lens	Lens (optics) and Crystal	Optics
Glass lens	The construction and use of the glass lens	Lens (optics) and Glass	Optics
Height of atmosphere		Atmosphere of Earth	Optics
Law of refraction		Snell's law	Optics
Parabolic mirror		Parabolic reflector	Optics
Theory of color		Color theory	Optics
Theory of rainbows		Rainbows	Optics
Water-filled spheres	The construction and use of water-filled spheres as lenses	Lens (optics) and History of optics § Early history of optics	Optics