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“France’s economy was rooted in the past... Most people lived in small, rural communities with towns serving as nodes for local commerce, but trade and movement wasn’t nearly as common as in Britain...” (Hear full episode: Follow link in bio)
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#history #historypodcast #podcasts
“...to truly understand the American outlook in the 18th Century, it is necessary to learn about the British conflicts of the 17th Century - especially the English Civil War.”
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Learn more in Ch 19: The #AmericanRevolution (follow link in bio)
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#americanhistory #britishhistory
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a famed #scientist, #philosopher, and co-founder of the #Unitarian denomination. For his beliefs he was targeted the #Birmingham Riot of 1791.
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#history #enlightenment #religioushistory #industrialrevolution #RenaissanceMan #religion #scientists
John Smyth (c.1570-1612) was a Puritan minister who defected from the Church of England and fled to Amsterdam. He baptized himself (which he later regretted) and started baptizing other adults. The church he founded may have been the first-ever #Baptist church. #religioushistory
“Explosion in the Alchemist’s Laboratory” by Justus van Bentum. (c. 1710) Around the time it was painted, alchemy was transforming into chemistry.
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Chapter 15 of the #podcast: “We Got Chemistry” available now. (Follow link in bio)
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#history #scientifichistory #chemistry #art
James Naysmith (1808-1890) made his steam hammers and pile drivers at the Bridgewater Foundry in Manchester. He was first hired by Henry Maudslay after he built a high-pressure steam engine to impress the #industrialist.
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#history #industrialrevolution #machines
Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887) was trained by Henry Maudslay and went on to make the Whitworth rifle and standardize nuts, bolts, and screws.
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#history #historypodcasts #industrialrevolution #industrialists #industrialization #inventors #inventions
Henry Maudslay (1771-1831) not only made great industrial machines, but also trained several future industrialists.
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Learn all about him in Chapter 14 of the #industrialrevolutions #podcast, available now (follow link in bio).
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#industrialrevolution #history #inventors
Gossypium barbadense - one of the four species of a plant that changed the world. Chapter 5 of the #IndustrialRevolutions #podcast - "The Textile Industry" - available now.
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