NEW METHOD

A perspective technical diagram shows a double-winged wooden lock or sluice gate, illustrating its structural framing and components. The two leaves of the gate meet at a central vertical axis. The entire structure is labeled with letters: the central meeting point at the top is A, with Q and E below it on the vertical post, and H, R, D at the base. The right leaf contains triangular panels (S, T), a top horizontal beam (N), an inner vertical brace (I), a diagonal support (P), and a bottom corner (G). A small circular opening or fitting (O) is on the middle rail. The outer support post on the right is labeled B at the top, followed by hinges F, L, and M, ending at the footing C. The base of the vertical brace I is marked K.

But to speak now of how this great inventionoriginal: "invention"; refers here to the specific mechanical design of the sluice gate system. took its origin, one must know that at Brielleoriginal: "la Briele"; a historic port town in the Netherlands famous for its maritime engineering. a Sluiceoriginal: "Escluse"; a water channel controlled by a gate, used for managing water levels or scouring harbors. was first constructed, the gate of which turned upon a pivot needleoriginal: "esguille"; a vertical rod or spindle that serves as the axis for the gate's rotation., and of which the entire lower side—both of the larger and the smaller part—pressed against a rebateoriginal: "feuilliere"; a recessed groove or notch cut into the frame to create a tight seal when the gate is closed. made within the frameoriginal: "chassis"; the structural casing or housing of the gate.. On account of this, the said gate was hoistedoriginal: "guindée"; raised or lifted using a mechanical device, likely a winch or pulley system. by an iron instrument so high until it—