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Windmills: Ancestors of the wind power generation
Cesare ROSSI, Flavio RUSSO, Sergio SAVINO
Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering 2017, Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 389-396 doi: 10.1007/s11465-017-0414-5
A brief description of the windmills from the second millennium BC to the Renaissance is presentedThe windmills are the first motor, other than human muscles, and are the ancestors of the modern windSome authors’ virtual reconstructions of old windmills are also presented.
Keywords: windmills ancient machines history of windmill
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