Wind and water mills in 14th Century England
Posted in Climate change on Apr 14th, 2010
In Medieval England, ambient energy was the labour saving power source of choice. Wind and water power, including tidal, was harnessed to run mills and forges all across England; there were thousands of them, perhaps around 10,000 in the early 14th century. We can get a sense of their ubiquity from the following maps, first [...]