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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

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

John Smeaton

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OL7632251W

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Mechanical engineeringWater powerWater-wheelsWind powerWindmills

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