Timeline for Where did the term horsepower originate?
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| Apr 9, 2017 at 16:17 | vote | accept | Hᴇʀʙɪᴇ | ||
| Mar 29, 2017 at 11:24 | comment | added | anonymous2 | I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it is not related to repair of motor vehicles and their accessories. | |
| Mar 29, 2017 at 3:01 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 25, 2017 at 12:58 | history | edited | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 22, 2017 at 4:41 | answer | added | Old_Fossil | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 18:46 | comment | added | Solar Mike | I think it goes back to the dawn of steam engines as they started to be used to replace horses : ploughing, water pumping etc. However, I do think I have to agree with @CharlieRB on all counts. | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 18:44 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 21, 2017 at 18:28 | comment | added | CharlieRB | Although this is an intriguing question, I'm voting to close it as off-topic because it is not related to the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and their accessories. | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 16:56 | comment | added | Zshoulders | Not sure how much stock you put in Wikipedia but - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower#History_of_the_unit | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 16:41 | comment | added | vini_i | Back when the automobile was called the horseless carriage there needed to be a way to compare the power of an actual carriage to a horseless one. Hence the horsepower comparison was born. | |
| Mar 21, 2017 at 16:26 | history | asked | Hᴇʀʙɪᴇ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |