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Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology

Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology

Hills, Richard L.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringSports GeneralGeneral Science

ISBN10: 052156686X
ISBN13: 9780521566865
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Sep 12 1996
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.73 Width: 7.54 Depth: 9.38
Language: English
Since the inception of windpower around 1000 AD, technology has been deployed to obtain the most economical power from wind. The author traces its technical evolution, concentrating on the growth in understanding of wind and charting crucial developments in windmill design. The history of the windmill focuses on North Western Europe, but Hills indicates the origins of the first horizontal windmills in Persia, Tibet and China. He also examines industrial applications such as in textiles, papermaking and mining. The book concludes with a look at the recent reemergence of windpower as a viable source of power in the wake of the energy crisis.

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