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Where was the most plausible spot in 1550 for the Industrial Revolution to come
- dekhn 7y agoif it wasn't for the ruinous wars, mid 1500s Italy (esp Venice and Florence) were exactly in the right place, including powerful banks with lots of capital, a large skilled populace, advanced science & math.
- Someone 7y agoWhat would they use for power? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coal_mines_in_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Coal_mines_in_Italy compares rather poorly to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_mining_in_the_United_King.... Also, where would they get iron? https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Resources-and-power https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Resources-and-power: ”The Italian peninsula is a geologically young land formation and therefore contains few mineral resources, especially metalliferous ones. What few exist are poor in quality, scant in quantity, and widely dispersed. The meagreness of its natural resources partially explains Italy’s slow transition from an agricultural to an industrial economy, which began only in the late 19th century. The lack of iron ore and coal especially hindered industrial progress, impeding the production of steel necessary for building machines, railways, and other essential elements of an industrial infrastructure.”
- dekhn 7y agothey would have imported it. venice was the transshipping capital of the western world at the time and had unbelievable economic power.