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Windmills (In memory of)
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by Pedro Algarvio (59)
Since ancient times, man has harnessed the power of the wind to provide motive power for transportation. Likewise, the technique of grinding grain between stones to produce flour is similarly ancient, and widespread.
As steam power developed, the uncertain power of the wind became less and less economic, and we are left today with a tiny fraction of the elegant structures that once extracted power from the wind.
So, here’s a memory to the worlds windmills…
- PortugalPortugal
- PortugalPortugal
- PortugalPortugal
Both of Us
s0undt3ch (59)
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The Old Mill II
fredon(5052)
- NetherlandsNetherlands
Windmill in Tholen
Porteplume(4036) *
- BelgiumBelgium
Moulin de Damme
Porteplume(4036)
- NetherlandsNetherlands
De Gelkenes Molen
Porteplume(4036) *
- PortugalPortugal
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Lytham Windmill
wilkinsonsg(8662)
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Windmill
Midnight_sun(1941)
- BelgiumBelgium
damme mill 2
hdl(7035)
- SwedenSweden
Möllan
mitternacht(1839) *
- SwedenSweden
Layers
mitternacht(1839)
- GermanyGermany
The three Windmills
CVTJan(1244) *
- SwedenSweden
- BelgiumBelgium
Schelle Mill
jhm(211738) *
- SpainSpain
- NetherlandsNetherlands