How did the steam engine affect the textile industry?

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Sim W.
Feb 17, 2017

It enabled the textile producers to mechanize theur activity.

Explanation:

The introduction of the steam engine in the late 18th century triggered the First Revolution. It was based on coal and textile production. It put an end with sheer manual work. It allowed massive productivity gains in the textile industry, which had been exclusively a manual occupation before.

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