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> Also there's the empirical argument: I can't think of one industry in history whose growth made the established centers irrelevant. How about textiles, after
by dfranke 19y ago
> Also there's the empirical argument: I can't think of one industry in history whose growth made the established centers irrelevant.
How about textiles, after the spinning wheel came to Europe and the cottage industry developed?
- pg 19y agoThe spinning wheel replaced the distaff, which was even lower tech.