Water and wind power
£12.00
Card cover, 136pp., profusely illustrated with b/w photographs, diagrams and drawings.
The introduction of water power into Britain
Medieval mills
The post-medieval period
The age of industrialisation
The nineteenth and twentieth centuries
Preservation
Historically there was a tremendous variety of water- and wind-powered machinery and, although much has been lost, there are still many examples that provide a fascinating picture of this aspect of Britain’s industrial past. The development of natural sources of power continues, and modern uses, such as electricity generation, underline the importance of renewable resources whose value to mankind has been recognised for over two thousand years.
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