<p>Since the inception of windpower around 1000 AD, technology has been deployed to obtain the most economical power from wind. The author traces its technical evolution, concentrating on the growth in understanding of wind and charting crucial developments in windmill design. The history of the windmill focuses on North Western Europe, but Hills indicates the origins of the first horizontal windmills in Persia, Tibet and China. He also examines industrial applications such as in textiles, papermaking and mining. The book concludes with a look at the recent reemergence of windpower as a viable source of power in the wake of the energy crisis.</p>

Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology

Science & Math

Hills, Richard Leslie

History & Philosophy

Cambridge University Press

This first volume in a two-volume biography of James Watt looks at his early life in Scotland. It looks at his family background, his education and training as a mathematical instrument maker, his involvement with the Scottish chemical industry, his work as a civil engineer, his investigations into steam and the beginnings of his partnership with Boulton.

James Watt His Time in Scotland, 1736-1774

Landmark Publishing Ltd

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Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology

Power from Wind: A History of Windmill Technology

James Watt His Time in Scotland, 1736-1774