Wind power : 20 projects to make with paper / Clive Dobson.
Title:
Wind power : 20 projects to make with paper / Clive Dobson.
ISBN:
9781554077496
9781554076598
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2010.
Physical Description:
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Wind -- A short history of wind power -- Some basic principles -- Limitations -- HAWTs versus VAWTs -- Experimenting with wind -- Horizontal axis wind turbines -- Vertical axis wind turbines -- The future of wind power.
Summary:
Surveys the history of wind power and windmills, outlines the science that makes them work, and provides instructions for increasingly difficult projects that demonstrate each principle.
OCLC Number:
ocn601334241
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