First Windmill Use
The Persian scholar Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Mas’udi (c. 896-956) is among the first to record the use of simple vertical-shaft windmills in Sistan, Persia.
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Latitude:
31.00
Longitude:
61.25
Region Related Areas:
Asia, Middle East, Eurasia
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