Power & Energy
Windmill
A windmill captures wind with sails and transmits their rotation to machinery inside the building. Used for grinding grain and pumping water, it brought mechanical power to places where suitable rivers were scarce.
About this artifact
A windmill captures wind with sails and transmits their rotation to machinery inside the building. Used for grinding grain and pumping water, it brought mechanical power to places where suitable rivers were scarce.
Sources & image credits
Historical illustration: windmill, 1813
Image: 1813 Windmill.jpg
Creator: J. Farey, Mutlow Sc. Russett
License: Public domain
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