Wind- und Wasserkraft: Die Nutzung regenerierbarer Energiequellen in der Geschichte
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| English title | Wind and water: the use of regenerative energy sources in history |
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| Publisher | VDI-Verlag |
| Year of publication | 1989 |
| Languages | English (main text) |
| Medium | Book |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 3181500453 |
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| Scope & content | Summary Translation Collection of papers delivered at a symposium on mill history held in Hamburg in November 1985.The papers are divided into 5 sections.The sections cover: sources for mill research; mills and legal history; the capacity of hydro power and its limits; industrialisation and the choice of energy system; using mill research in teaching. The book is illustrated with maps, drawings and tables. Two papers are in English, one titled “From windmill to steam engine water pumping: innovations in the Netherlands during the 19th century”, and the other “The energy basis of the British Industrial Revolution”. |
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Accession no. 229839
- Shelf location: F120-BAY
- Donor: Michael Dufau
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