HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Easier travel time to and from factories
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It made it easier to transport the finished product
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Energy from waterwheels powered the machines
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Humidity from the water softened the wool thread
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Detailed explanation-1: -water mills helped with speeding up the process of yarn or thread production. more mills were created for different purposes, such as metal shaping and flour production.
Detailed explanation-2: -Large power plants and other industrial facilities are often located along rivers, which supply the enormous quantities of water needed for cooling purposes (see below). Manufacturers of petrochemicals, steel, and woolen cloth also make large demands.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1769, Richard Arkwright invented the “water frame, ‘’ a water-powered machine that spun cotton into yarn-a laborious, time-consuming process when done by hand. The water frame dramatically increased the efficiency of cotton spinning and set the stage for the production of textiles on an unprecedented scale.
Detailed explanation-4: -Installed in water powered factories, the machine could spin large quantities of cotton yarn. Its operation relied on a supply of raw cotton grown by enslaved people. Science Museum Group Collection More information. Installed in water powered factories, the machine could spin large quantities of cotton yarn.