Publication:

Mühlen gestern und morgen: Wind- und Wasserkraft in Berlin und Brandenburg

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    English titlewind and hydro power in Berlin and Brandenburg = Mills yesterday and tomorrow
    Authors & editors

    Haas, Micaela [Author]
    Varchmin, Jochim [Author]

    Publisher Martina Galunder Verlag
    Year of publication 2002
    Languages

    German (main text)

    Medium Book
    Edition1
    ISBN3899090098
    Topics

    Wind & watermills > Other Europe (not GB) > Germany, Austria & Switzerland

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    Scope & contentSummary Translation

    A wide-ranging book on wind and water mills in Berlin and Brandenburg. It starts with the traditional mills, those belonging to monasteries and those in Berlin. It describes the evolution of mills, the regulations go9vernemnt them, myths and reality of the miller’s life, guilds and training.It then goes on to the emergence of industrial mills and their workers.The next two parts deal with changes of technology over history, and the preservation of historic mills.This is followed by current use of water and wind energy and wind turbines.It goes on with brief descriptions of selected mills, and then reproduces the documentation for an exhibition on mills of the past and future. It concludes with some interviews with millers.The book is richly illustrated with photos, diagrams and historical reproductions.

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