Ngokutsho kophando, ukusetyenziswa kwamatyathanga kwilizwe lethu kunembali engaphezu kweminyaka engama-3,000.Kumaxesha amandulo, iilori eziqengqelekayo kunye namavili amanzi asetyenziswa kwimimandla yasemaphandleni yelizwe lam ukuphakamisa amanzi ukusuka kwiindawo eziphantsi ukuya kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zazifana namatyathanga okuhambisa anamhlanje.Kwi-"Xinyixiangfayao" ebhalwe nguSu Song kuMkhosi weNgoma yaseMantla, kubhalwe ukuba into eqhuba ukujikeleza kwe-armillary sphere ifana nesixhobo sokuhambisa ikhonkco esenziwe ngentsimbi yanamhlanje.Kuyabonakala ukuba ilizwe lam lelinye lamazwe okuqala kwisicelo sekhonkco.Nangona kunjalo, ulwakhiwo olusisiseko lwekhonkco lwanamhlanje lwaqala ukukhawulwa kwaye lwacetywa nguLeonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), isazinzulu esikhulu kunye nomculi ngexesha le-European Renaissance.Ukususela ngoko, ngo-1832, uGalle waseFransi wenza ikhonkco le-pin, kwaye ngo-1864, i-British Slater i-roller chain engenamikhono.Kodwa yayiyi-Swiss Hans Renault eyafikelela ngokwenene kwinqanaba loyilo lwesakhiwo setsheyini yanamhlanje.Ngo-1880, waphucula iintsilelo zesakhiwo setsheyini yangaphambili kwaye wayila ikhonkco kwitsheyini yokuqengqeleka eyaziwayo namhlanje, kwaye wafumana ikhonkco lokuqengqeleka e-UK.chain invention patent.
Ixesha lokuposa: Sep-01-2023