Shaping landscapes and industry: linking historic watermill locations to bedrock river knickpoints.
Watermills have been an essential source of mechanical power for over two millennia. Their careful siting often took into account local hydrology, topography, and economic demand, attesting to the important place they held in premodern and early modern societies. This paper highlights the significan...
| Publicado en: | Scottish Geographical Journal Vol. 139; no. 3/4; pp. 328 - 346 |
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