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The Steam engine
In around 1712 Thomas Newcomen built the first commercially successful steam engine to pump water out of mines. -
The New Leicester sheep.
Robert Bakewell used selective breeding to develop the New Leicester sheep. -
The economy grew
Some sectors of the economy grew, eg textiles, iron, coal, but the rest stayed stagnant, or grew very slowly. -
The Davy lamp
Better coal mining techniques allowed deeper mines eg 'roof and pillar' working to support the roof, upcast and downcast shafts to provide ventilation, and the Davy Lamp (1815) to help prevent gas explosions. -
Farm workwers went to the industrial towns
In the long term, however, increased use of machinery meant that fewer farm workers were needed. They left the land and went to the industrial towns of the north of England. -
The photography.
Henry Talbot invented photography. -
The telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph. -
Ragged Schools Union give schooling to poor children
In 1844, the Ragged Schools Union was set up to give schooling to very poor children. -
The machine gun.
Richard Gatling patented the machine gun. -
The Public Schools reformed Britian's public schools
The Public Schools reformed Britain's public schools, such as Eton and Harrow. -
The Forster's Act
In 1870, Forster's Act set up state-funded board schools for primary education. -
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. -
The Coca Cola.
John Pemberton invented Coca Cola. -
Miss Morstan visit Sherlock Holmes
Miss Morstan visit Sherlock Holmes and shows him the pearl and a letter. -
They meet Thaddeus Sholto
They meet Thaaddeus Sholto and he tells them about his father and the treasure. -
They went to Pondicherry Lodge
They take a cab with Taddeus Sholto to Pondicherry Lodge. -
Bartholomew Sholto dead
They arrive at Pondicherry Lodge and find Bartholomew Sholto dead. -
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks
Holmes and Watson find footprints and marks in the room made by someone with a wooden leg -
Sherlock Holmes examined the secret room.
Sherlock Holmes uses his magnifying glass to examine the secret room. -
Inspector Lestrade arrested Thaddeus Sholto
Inspector Lestrade arrested Thaddeus Sholto for the murder of his brother . -
Watson borrows a dog,Toby.
Watson goes to Lambeth and borrows a dog called Toby -
Toby leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river
Toby follows the smell of the tar and leads Holmes and Watson to a house next to the river -
Holmes tried to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora.
Holmes tried to find Mordecai Smith and the Aurora. -
Inspector Lestrade,Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora. They kill the native and catch the man with the wooden leg
Inspector Lestrade,Holmes and Watson chase the Aurora in a police boat. They kill the native and catch the man with the wooden leg -
Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra Treasure.
Jonathan Small tells the story of the Agra Treasure.
