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History of Water Power, The (1990 Video)

aka: Water Power and the Industrial Revolution

Subject

Archaeology; Engineering; History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1997 sale: £14.95 (+VAT +p&p) (World Microfilms)

Discusses the history of the use of energy in three areas: the energy source itself; the systems of power transmission; the application of this energy to various industrial purposes. Moving water was the...

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Claverton Pump (1979 Video)

Director

Mark Price

Producer

N D C Harris

Subject

Archaeology; Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. U-matic. col. 15 min.

Describes the history and operation of the Claverton pumping engine, built in 1813 to pump water from the River Avon up to the Kennet and Avon canal near Bath. This was reputedly the largest water driven...

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Waterwheels in Wales and the West Country (1978 Film)

Director

J Rogers

Producer

J Rogers

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows 16 waterwheels seen working in 1978 and others no longer in use. Outlines the development of waterwheels in Britain and shows some applications in corn milling (6 watermills operating commercially),...

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