Experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of wind and water to turn mills and other machines depending on a circular motion. And an experimental examination of the quantity and proportion of mechanic power necessary to be employed in giving various degrees of velocity to heavy bodies from a state of rest. Also new and fundamental experiments upon the collision of bodies. With five plates of machines
by John Smeaton
Mechanical engineeringWater powerWater-wheelsWind powerWindmills
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