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The contributions of the textile men

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A History of Linear Electric Motors

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Chapter 2 describes inventions in linear drives in strictly chronological order. The applications of linear motors to weaving were deliberately omitted from that chapter for several reasons.

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Laithwaite, E.R. (1987). The contributions of the textile men. In: A History of Linear Electric Motors. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08296-4_3

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