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MAKING THE MODERN WORLD
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Annie Besant
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Manchester: A new industrial metropolis
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The rise of the factory
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Belper North Mill
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The West Riding woollen industry
Icon
Icon of Invention
Davy's original safety lamps, 1816
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Icon of Invention
Lister's microscope, 1826
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Wood tobacco pipe, European, c.1880
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Cherrywood tobacco pipe, French, 1850-1900
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Calabash tobacco pipe, European, 1850-1900
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Fusees, c.1865
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Flaming fusees, c.1880
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Willow pattern plate, c.1880
Learning Module
Learning Module
Textiles: From domestic to factory production
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Learning Module
Geography of health
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