Windmills and Millwrighting

Stanley Freese (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

222 Seiten

2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-60013-3 (ISBN)

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Originally published in 1957, this book provides a concise, yet highly detailed, record of the processes involved in building and maintaining windmills. This is a beautifully presented volume that will be of value to anyone with an interest in windmills and agricultural history in general.

Originally published in 1957, this book provides a concise, yet highly detailed, record of the processes involved in building and maintaining windmills. Written by renowned windmill enthusiast Stanley Freese (1902–72), it is based on an accumulated knowledge gathered by the author during numerous discussions with millers, millwrights and mill repairers. The text is highly informative and, in addition to the main account, contains a wide variety of illustrative examples, including photographs and diagrams. This is a beautifully presented volume that will be of value to anyone with an interest in windmills and agricultural history in general.

List of plates; Preface; 1. Concerning windmill history and inventions; 2. Design and construction of windmills; 3. The mill comes to life; 4. Sails and millstones; 5. Tools and equipment; 6. Building a windmill; 7. The windmill at work; 8. A miller's life; 9. New sails at Brill, and other post-mill repairs; 10. Windmill removals; Glossary and index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.6.2011
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	330 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
ISBN-10	1-107-60013-8 / 1107600138
ISBN-13	978-1-107-60013-3 / 9781107600133
Zustand	Neuware