Who patented the hot blast process for iron furnaces in 1828?
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James Beaumont Neilson
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Who patented the hot blast process for iron furnaces in 1828?
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James Beaumont Neilson
Which Welsh ironworks became the world's largest ironworks in the early 19th century?
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Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Which machine-breaking protest movement took its name from Ned Ludd?
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Luddites
Which ship canal opened in 1894 to let ocean-going ships reach Manchester?
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Manchester Ship Canal
Which British trade laws on imported grain were repealed in 1846?
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Corn Laws
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Which Welsh ironworks became the world's largest ironworks in the early 19th century?
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Cyfarthfa Ironworks
Which ship canal opened in 1894 to let ocean-going ships reach Manchester?
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Manchester Ship Canal
Which British trade laws on imported grain were repealed in 1846?
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Corn Laws
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Richard Trevithick
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