Eolienne Bollee

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Authors & editors	Gaucheron, Andre [Author] Major, J Kenneth (1928–2009) [Author]
Publisher	TIMS
Year of publication	1985
Languages	English (main text)
Medium	Book
Edition	1
Series	Bibliotheca Molinologica
No. in series	8
Topics	Economics & commerce > Specific companies Water supply & management > Irrigation & drainage
Tags	Windpumps and wind engines
Scope & content	Research into the Eolienne Bollee wind engines, how they worked and how they differed from ordinary windmills. Includes 19th century patents taken out in Paris by Ernest Bollee and Auguste Bollee with descriptions and diagrams of how the wind engine would work. Describes how designs of the wind engine adapted over the 19th century and how different machines varied. Includes research on the Eolienne firm and its owners, as well as pictures of Eolienne Bollee wind engines. Emphasises the importance of the Eolienne Bollee in the development of wind energy in France.