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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR Samuels, Charlie, 1961-. TITLE The rise of industry 1700-1800 / Charlie Samuels. IMPRINT New York : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2011. DESCRIPTION 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm. SERIES Science highlights : a Gareth Stevens Timeline series. NOTE Includes bibliographical references (p. 47) and index. CONTENT NOTE Iron smelting -- Navigation at sea -- Benjamin Franklin -- The steam engine -- James Watt -- Textiles -- Farm machinery -- Canals -- Railroads. SUMMARY In only a few decades, new materials, new machines, new sources of power, and new methods of transportation changed the face of the world. Mines, furnaces, and mills formed the basis of towns where the routines of the natural world were subject to the rhythms of the factory. This book explores the innovations of the 18th century and how they changed the world forever. SUBJECT Industrial equipment -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Industrial revolution. SUBJECT Inventions -- History. SUBJECT Transportation engineering -- History -- 18th century. SUBJECT Transportation engineering -- History. DISCIPLINE Integrated Science. ISBN 9781433941450 (hbk.). ISBN 9781433941467 (pbk.). Location Call Number Status English Book Collection 609.034 SAM Available 在館