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Wikipedia: James Blyth (engineer)

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The encyclopedia article on James Blyth, the Scottish engineer whose July 1887 cloth-sailed wind turbine at Marykirk was the first to generate electricity used to power a home.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blyth_(engineer)
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Wikipedia: James Blyth (engineer)
Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested, 1 partially Attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Milestones, 2 claims: 1 partially Attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
  • Pioneers, 1 claims: 1 holds.
  • Technologies, 1 claims: 1 connected.
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