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Jan Oklum (2010-03-17). "Delvis bestått for Wikipedia (Partly passed for Wikipedia)". Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. (Norwegian)Camilla Brautaset, førsteamanuensis i historie ved Universitetet i Bergen [...] Den engelske Wikipedia-artikkelen om den industrielle revolusjon er for eksempel skrevet ut fra et britisk perspektiv på historien, mener Brautaset. Camilla Brautaset, associate professor in History at University of Bergen [...] the English article about the Industrial Revolution has a British view on the history, says Brautaset
It is written:
"The percentage of the children born in London who died before the age of five decreased from 74.5% in 1730–1749 to 31.8% in 1810–1829."
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It is written: "The percentage of the children born in London who died before the age of five decreased from 74.5% in 1730–1749 to 31.8% in 1810–1829."
Not done: I tracked down the citation and it actually does say 74.5%. The demographics page cites the same source and originally used percentages too, but it was changed to per thousand without explanation in 2011. I have fixed the mistake on the other page. Thank you for pointing out the inconsistency, this was wrong for a very long time! Jamedeus (talk) 21:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I would add some information about the invention of the textile mill and how it contributed to the industrial revolution with the following text:
"Textile mills that were powered by water caused an economic revolution. Samuel Slater was the first to successfully produce cotton yarn with the utilization of water-powered machines. This invention occurred in 1790, and would later become widespread practice across the country. Due to this invention, he is considered the father of the textile industry in the united states.Despite the boom in production thanks to water wheel powered machines, there was a number of drawbacks to this technology. For one, factories could only be built next to rivers, which vastly limited how many could be built. Also, the waterwheels relied heavily on weather and the state of the rivers. If there was a drought for example, efficiency would be greatly hampered. Eventually, waterwheel machines were replaced with much more efficient and reliable steam engines.
The use of steam engines only became widespread in 1800, as they were previously far too expensive and unreliable to be economical. Technological breakthroughs allowed these engines to become widespread. Their invention originally occurred in Brittan, but eventually made their way to America and paved the way for an industrial revolution.
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[1]CarsonBurtz (talk) 04:25, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This month, April 2024, the University of Cambridge announced that they have compiled solid evidence that the British Industrial Revolution started in the 1600s, a century before what this article (and most sources) claim.
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/nation-of-makers-industrial-britain. This is certainly noteworthy. Their claim is based on millions of records of employment which show a "sharp increase" in manufacturing employment in the 1600s.72.16.96.150 (talk) 04:37, 26 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
level-3 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
Not done: I tracked down the citation and it actually does say 74.5%. The demographics page cites the same source and originally used percentages too, but it was changed to per thousand without explanation in 2011. I have fixed the mistake on the other page. Thank you for pointing out the inconsistency, this was wrong for a very long time! Jamedeus (talk) 21:39, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 04:45, 17 April 2024 (UTC)