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First Central established in England.
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Thomas Newcomen invented the first productive steam engine
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John Lombe starts his silk factory
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James Kay invented flying shuttle
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Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations
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Watt adapts his steam engine from a reciprocal to a rotary motion.
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Edmund Cartwright invented power loom
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Henry Cort invented highly successful iron refining techniques.
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10 million tons of coal mined in Great Britan
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14 luddites hanged in Manchester after a rushed one-day trial.
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Poor law created "poorhouses" for the destitute.
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106,000 power looms operating in Great Britan
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Education Act made school compulsory for children up to age 10
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35,000 miles of railroad track in Great Britain
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236 million tons of coal mined in Great Britan
