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  1. Mechanical Transmission of Power With Endless Rope Drives: More Efficient Than Electricity?

    Wire rope transmission in 1896. Source: Stadtarchiv Schaffhausen. Kris De Decker at   Low-tech Magazine  has published a fascinating article discussing rope drives, a 19th-century technology that was used, especially in Europe, to transmit power over shor...

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