We often think of Britain’s Industrial Revolution as the advent of mechanisation. But long before the rise of the water-powered cotton mills of Lancashire, it was the medieval world that saw a dramatic expansion in the use and application of water for mechanical power.
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Age of Invention: Water World
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We often think of Britain’s Industrial Revolution as the advent of mechanisation. But long before the rise of the water-powered cotton mills of Lancashire, it was the medieval world that saw a dramatic expansion in the use and application of water for mechanical power.