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How many horsepower can one horse develop power?

When James Watt marketed his steam engine, he needed to visualize its superiority over conventional energy sources. He calculated how much, on average, per minute an ordinary horse lifts by driving a water pump, and designated this unit of power as horsepower. Then the power of steam engines, expressed in horsepower, immediately began to mean how many times the machine is more efficient than a horse.

By the way, according to the calculations of scientists, for a short time a horse can work with a maximum load of almost 15 horsepower.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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