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History of wind power

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Wind helps us do many things.

Wind turbine 1888 Charles Brush.jpg
Wind turbine 1888 Charles Brush.jpg
It can move big ships. It can turn machines to make food. It can even make light for our homes. We use the wind every day. Do you like the wind?

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File:Friedlander Wind Turbine 1883.jpg
Friedlander Wind Turbine 1883.jpg
File:Wind turbine 1888 Charles Brush.jpg
Wind turbine 1888 Charles Brush.jpg
File:Heron's Windwheel.png
Heron's Windwheel.png
File:Perzsa malom.svg
Perzsa malom.svg
File:Windmill - Smithfield Decretals (Decretals of Gregory IX) (c.1340), f.115r - BL Royal MS 10 E IV.png
Windmill - Smithfield Decretals...
File:Campo de Criptana Molinos de Viento 1.jpg
Campo de Criptana Molinos de Viento 1.jpg
File:James Blyth's 1891 windmill.jpg
James Blyth's 1891 windmill.jpg
File:Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff, 1902.jpg
Sailing ship Chance, aground at Bluff, 1902.jpg
File:Eolienne 006 02.jpg
Eolienne 006 02.jpg
File:Mod-2 Wind Turbine Cluster3.jpg
Mod-2 Wind Turbine Cluster3.jpg
File:Wind generator comparison.svg
Wind generator comparison.svg
File:Tvindmøllen.jpg
Tvindmøllen.jpg

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