Industrial Revolution/Talk

what about oxen and wind power? They were used to power grist mills and pumps, were they never used to drive machinery?

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Oxen and wind were used, but wind is sporatic, and oxen do not provide the horsepower or force that steam power can provide, nor in such a controlled fashion.

my opinion, Mike Dill

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Wasn't the revolution more in the 19th century than the 18th? -rmhermen

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The Industrial Revolution was definitely underway in Britain by 1750, and had started to spread to the Low Countries by 1800. Much of the rest of the world joined up in the 1800s, but that's rather like the spread of the Renaissance (1400s in Italy, 1600s in Britain). Like ripples of water spreading from a point source.-- PaulDrye

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