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Introduction 1. The wind 2. The horizontal windmill 3. The post mill 4. Tower and smock mills 5. Windmill sails 6. Windmills for land drainage 7. Windpower in industry 8. The demise of the traditional windmill 9. The windmill for pumping water and water supply 10. Electric power from the wind Glossary and bibliography.
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