Summary
In the 18th century, mills in the UK and France churned out flour, textiles, and lumber. Their machinery was powered by flowing water, harnessed by an old technology -- the water wheel.
Parent’s theory said the overshot wheel should operate “like an infinite series of falling weights,” writes Reynolds. John Smeaton “had the practical technician’S distrust of theory,’ writes Reynolds, and desired a practical demonstration.
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