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Technological Innovation in the Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry

Overton Cotton Mills, County Cork, Thomas Cheek Hewes and the Origins of the Suspension Waterwheel

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Rynne, C. (2005). Technological Innovation in the Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry. In: Casella, E.C., Symonds, J. (eds) Industrial Archaeology. Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-22831-4_10

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