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Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology (1ST ed.) - Ingram Academic Contributor(s): Hills, Richard L (Author)
Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology (1ST ed.) - Ingram Academic Contributor(s): Hills, Richard L (Author)
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Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology (1ST ed.) - Ingram Academic
Contributor(s): Hills, Richard L (Author)
US SRP: $56.99 US
Binding: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1996
Pub Date: September 13, 1996
Physical Info: 0.73" H x 9.38" L x 7.54" W (1.28 lbs) 336 pages
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.
