The Industrial RevolutionS. Sonnenschein & Company, Lim., 1901 - 105 pages |
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... field is undertaken . Industrial History is the story of man's labour with tools and mechanical and power appliances for the satisfaction of his wants . By the Industrial Revolution we mean that great trans- formation which has been ...
... field is undertaken . Industrial History is the story of man's labour with tools and mechanical and power appliances for the satisfaction of his wants . By the Industrial Revolution we mean that great trans- formation which has been ...
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... fields during certain portions of the year . It is estimated that 3,600,000 , out of a population of 8,500,000 , lived in the counrry , and that their income was £ 66,000,000 , out of a total national income of £ 119,500,000 . While ...
... fields during certain portions of the year . It is estimated that 3,600,000 , out of a population of 8,500,000 , lived in the counrry , and that their income was £ 66,000,000 , out of a total national income of £ 119,500,000 . While ...
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... fields . A large portion of Essex was covered by Hainault and Epping Forest . Wide tracts of the weald of Surrey lay unused and desolate . The bogs and fens of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire were yet un- tapped , while barren ...
... fields . A large portion of Essex was covered by Hainault and Epping Forest . Wide tracts of the weald of Surrey lay unused and desolate . The bogs and fens of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire were yet un- tapped , while barren ...
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... field tillage . Though the Peasants ' Revolt and other economic forces had broken up the old manorial system , the village organisation as the centre of open field farms still existed over a large portion of the country . The land ...
... field tillage . Though the Peasants ' Revolt and other economic forces had broken up the old manorial system , the village organisation as the centre of open field farms still existed over a large portion of the country . The land ...
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... fields , and each field was sub- divided by balks into strips about three yards wide , containing an acre or a half - acre . Each farmer held at least one strip in each field . One of the arable fields was left fallow every year ; while ...
... fields , and each field was sub- divided by balks into strips about three yards wide , containing an acre or a half - acre . Each farmer held at least one strip in each field . One of the arable fields was left fallow every year ; while ...
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