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BRITISH VICTORY IN THE BATTLE OF PLASSEY
In 1750, India accounted for close to 25 percent of the world GDP. Centuries of prosperity had made it an extremely wealthy nation. With the East India Company being formed in 1600, cotton started gaining popularity in Britain and by 1664, the Company was importing a quarter of a million pieces into Britain. The demand kept rising well into the 18th century and beyond. India was the cotton manufacturing hub of the world with Bengal at its epicentre. -
first steam egainge
In the early 1917 mr. Thomas Newcomen made his atmospheric engine that was powered by steam and was used to pump flood water out of a mine. This was the first of its kind external combustion steam engine that used a piston. The engine required a lot of energy to operate and was not very efficient. -
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the spinning jenny was a significant factor in the industrialization of the textile industry, though its product was inferior to that of Richard Arkwright’s water frame. -
the spinney jenny
The spinning jenny has allowed more threads and yarns to be produced by fewer spinners. The early spinning jenny also produced a weaker thread than could be produced by hand so there was a decrease in quality