We have been using the energy of the wind for thousands of years. There were boats propelled by wind sailing along the Nile River in 5000 B.C. By 200 B.C., there were simple windmills in China pumping water. At the same time Persian were using vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails to grind grain.People continued to find [...]
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History of Using Wind Energy
December 28th, 2009 
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September 23rd, 2009 Admin The history of distance learning can be traced back to the 1890′s. Distance education was then known as correspondence course. The University of Wisconsin was the pioneer in this venture supported by other universities. This was the era when there was no concept of “media”. There was no television, and the internet was too distant [...]
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September 2nd, 2009 Admin One subject in school that requires quite a bit of learning is History. It has been said to be one of the hardest subjects in school. The reason being that history has so many dates and events that it can be very overwhelming at times. So it can be understandable that your child will need [...]
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