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The "Compendium of Ingenious Mechanical Devices" was written by Badi' al-Zaman Abu-'l-'Izz Ibn Isma'il Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazari (generally known as al-Jazari), who was a renowned mechanical engineer and inventor of the medieval Islamic world. He published this richly illustrated treatise in 1206, describing various mechanical devices including clocks, containers for transporting liquids, and other pneumatic-hydraulic automata. ...