Ngokusho kocwaningo, ukusetshenziswa kwamaketanga ezweni lakithi kunomlando weminyaka engaphezu kwengu-3,000. Ezikhathini zasendulo, amaloli ahambayo namasondo amanzi asetshenziswa ezindaweni zasemaphandleni zezwe lakithi ukuphakamisa amanzi esuka ezindaweni eziphansi aye ezindaweni eziphakeme ayefana namaketanga anamuhla okuhambisa amanzi. Ku-"Xinyixiangfayao" ebhalwe nguSu Song e-Northern Song Dynasty, kubhalwe ukuthi okuqhuba ukujikeleza kwe-armillary sphere kufana nedivayisi yokudlulisa amaketanga eyenziwe ngensimbi yesimanje. Kungabonakala ukuthi izwe lami lingenye yamazwe okuqala ekusetshenzisweni kwamaketanga. Kodwa-ke, isakhiwo esiyisisekelo samaketanga esimanje saqalwa futhi saphakanyiswa nguLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), usosayensi omkhulu nomdwebi ngesikhathi se-European Renaissance. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, ngo-1832, iGalle yaseFrance yasungula iketanga lamaphini, kwathi ngo-1864, iketanga lama-roller elingenamikhono laseBrithani iSlater. Kodwa kwakuyiSwiss Hans Renault eyafinyelela ngempela ezingeni lomklamo wesakhiwo samaketanga esimanje. Ngo-1880, wathuthukisa ukushiyeka kwesakhiwo seketanga langaphambilini futhi waklama iketanga laba yiketanga le-roller elidumile namuhla, futhi wathola ilungelo lobunikazi lokusungula iketanga le-roller e-UK.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-01-2023