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What (who) is Barker's mill - definition
SPECIES OF PLANT ENDEMIC TO NEW ZEALAND
Barker's Hebe; Barker's hebe; Hebe barkeri
Barker's mill
![Robert Barker, 1744 medal by [[Jacques-Antoine Dassier]], the reverse side mentioning his membership of the [[Royal Society]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert Barker MET DP-1424-047.jpg?width=200 "Robert Barker, 1744 medal by [[Jacques-Antoine Dassier]], the reverse side mentioning his membership of the [[Royal Society]]")
PHYSICIAN AND FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, DIED 1745
Barker's Mill
·- A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the machine to revolve on its axis.
Robert Barker (physician)
PHYSICIAN AND FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, DIED 1745
Barker's Mill
Robert Barker (died 1745) was a British physician and inventor. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society from 1732.
Bark mill
![Launceston]] (image from the [[Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office]] - TAHO)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bishop's Bark Mill (off York Street), Launceston (36298935736).jpg?width=200 "Launceston]] (image from the [[Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office]] - TAHO)")
![Bark mill - 1892 illustration in ''[[Popular Science Monthly]]'' Volume 41](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PSM V41 D371 Bark mill.jpg?width=200 "Bark mill - 1892 illustration in ''[[Popular Science Monthly]]'' Volume 41")
![Muspratt]]’s Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical & Analytical (ca. 1859)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Farcot bark-cutting machine 1859 elevation.gif?width=200 "Muspratt]]’s Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical & Analytical (ca. 1859)")
ALSO KNOWN AS CATSKILL’S MILL
Bark Mills; Bark Houses; Bark houses; Bark house; Bark House; Bark mills; Bampton Bark Mill; Bark Mill; Beith Bark Mill; Mill on the Fleet; Farcot’s bark-cutting machine; Weldon’s bark-grinding mill; Wiltze’s mill; Catskill’s mill; Bark-grinding mill; Barking mill; Tanbark mill; Tannin factory; Catskill’s mills
Bark mills, also known as Catskill's mills, are water, steam, horse, ox or wind-powered edge mills Bark Mills Retrieved : 2011-02-03 used to process the bark, roots, and branches of various tree species into a fine powder known as tanbark, used for tanning leather. This powdering allowed the tannin to be extracted more efficiently from its woody source material.
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Veronica barkeri
Veronica barkeri, synonym Hebe barkeri, is a species of plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the Chatham Islands. It is threatened by habitat loss.
