'Hills' Power from Wind, there is no doubt, is the definitive history of the technology developed over the ages to harness the power of the wind … This scholarly history will be useful to anyone professionally interested in the history of technology.' Benito Müller, Journal of Energy Literature

• Introduction; 1. The wind; 2. The horizontal windmill; 3. The post mill; 4. Tower and smock mills; 5. Windmill sails; 6. Windmills for land drainage; 7. Windpower in industry; 8. The demise of the traditional windmill; 9. The windmill for pumping water and water supply; 10. Electric power from the wind; Glossary and bibliography.

'Hills' Power from Wind, there is no doubt, is the definitive history of the technology developed over the ages to harness the power of the wind … This scholarly history will be useful to anyone professionally interested in the history of technology.' Benito Müller, Journal of Energy Literature

• Introduction; 1. The wind; 2. The horizontal windmill; 3. The post mill; 4. Tower and smock mills; 5. Windmill sails; 6. Windmills for land drainage; 7. Windpower in industry; 8. The demise of the traditional windmill; 9. The windmill for pumping water and water supply; 10. Electric power from the wind; Glossary and bibliography.

'Hills' Power from Wind, there is no doubt, is the definitive history of the technology developed over the ages to harness the power of the wind … This scholarly history will be useful to anyone professionally interested in the history of technology.' Benito Müller, Journal of Energy Literature

• Introduction; 1. The wind; 2. The horizontal windmill; 3. The post mill; 4. Tower and smock mills; 5. Windmill sails; 6. Windmills for land drainage; 7. Windpower in industry; 8. The demise of the traditional windmill; 9. The windmill for pumping water and water supply; 10. Electric power from the wind; Glossary and bibliography.