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How to start an industrial revolution without textiles
My world does not have stagnant technology, and of course there is going to be an industrial revolution. In the real industrial revolution, it began with the need for textiles, which led to the ...
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Did young people REALLY drink alcohol in the 1800s? [closed]
In my studying of the setting for my story, a fantasy world analogous to 1800 - 1850, I've found a number of interesting things - one of these is that people in the past did a lot of really odd things....
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Could I have a 19th Century American Society Develop Solar Power from Blueprints?
My inspiration was this: Could solar power be utilized and substitute coal in the 19th century?
My world is this: Rail Transportation with Races Described Below - Specifically, Seating
My people are 2,...
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Is it possible for a country to develop the equivalent of a Second Industrial Revolution while under a war of attrition?
I'm developing a setting that has majoritarily experienced a First Industrial Revolution after a period of peace, preceded by a period of warfare sort of equivalent to the Napoleonic wars.
Now I am ...
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Industry and Threat in 1850s
I'm designing a city in 1850's England. The city is known for its industrial/trade endeavors, and has gathered significant population because of them. I've done a fair bit of research and come up with ...
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What would the consequences in the Napoleonic Wars be had Napoleon conquered Egypt?
It was discussed in this question what would have happened had Napoleon defeated Duke Wellington in the Battle of Waterloo. The French military in 1798 to 1801 was fighting in Syria and Egypt. The ...
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