Mills of Belidor (Architecture hydraulique, part 1 book 2)
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| Authors & editors | Ward, Owen H [Author] |
| Publisher | TIMS |
| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| Series | Bibliotheca Molinologica |
| No. in series | 17 |
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| Scope & content | A study on the mills of 18th century French engineer Bernard Forest de Belidor. Details different types of mill and how they worked, including mills for grinding corn, sawmills and gunpowder mills. Also explores the use of chain-pumps, bucket-wheels and other machines for raising water. Each page contains labelled diagrams of working parts. Contains a loose sheet letter from the International Molinological Society. A selection of material from Belidor's work, mainly on the development of watermill technology. The translators also provided a commentary on some aspects and abbreviated Belidors' "somewhat verbose" descriptions. |
Copies held
Accession no. 12730
- Shelf location: Z00-WAR
- Notes: A4 booklet in a cardboard folder.
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