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Water scarcity drove steam power adoption during Industrial Revolution, new research suggests
A new reconstruction of 19th-century Britain’s water resources has revealed how limited access to waterpower during the Industrial Revolution helped drive the adoption of steam engines in Greater Manchester’s Cottonopolis.This post was originally published on […]