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... century , perhaps even as early as the 7th century . In a Persian wind- mill the sails revolved on a vertical axis . The wind was directed onto the sails through slots in a wall surrounding the windmill . The Persian ARTHUR OLLMAN ...
... century , perhaps even as early as the 7th century . In a Persian wind- mill the sails revolved on a vertical axis . The wind was directed onto the sails through slots in a wall surrounding the windmill . The Persian ARTHUR OLLMAN ...
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... century . In that century , however , a commercial city developed under German influence on the south bank of the river . It was laid out on a pattern of rectan- gular blocks , with a large central marketplace where the remarkable ...
... century . In that century , however , a commercial city developed under German influence on the south bank of the river . It was laid out on a pattern of rectan- gular blocks , with a large central marketplace where the remarkable ...
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... century on , the Balkan Peninsula was raided repeatedly by barbarian tribes . Slav- ic invaders first appeared in the peninsula in the 6th century and in the next two centuries suc- ceeded in establishing themselves there . These Slavs ...
... century on , the Balkan Peninsula was raided repeatedly by barbarian tribes . Slav- ic invaders first appeared in the peninsula in the 6th century and in the next two centuries suc- ceeded in establishing themselves there . These Slavs ...
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