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Drought, not lack of 'working rivers', may have helped spur transition to steam power in Britain's industrial revolution

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    Oct 11, 2022, 8:12 pm140 pts
    photo of Drought, not lack of 'working rivers', may have helped spur transition to steam power in Britain's industrial revolution imageBritain's transition from water power to coal-based steam power set the stage for the 19th century Industrial Revolution, which transformed much of Europe and North America into predominantly urban and industrialized societies. One long-held argument for this move 'away from the water' has been that Britain no…
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