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Plate 132: Windmill

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Cap with sales can be rotated by rudder to catch optimal wind.

Mechanics: windmill (tower mill); lantern and crown gear; roller thrust bearing.

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Ramelli, Agostino. “Plate 132: Windmill.” In Le Diverse Et Artificiose Machine Del Capitano Agostino Ramelli. Paris, France, 1588. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kk91fk79r.

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