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Question
What was the significance of James Watt’s Steam- Engine?
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Solution
James Watt’s Steam-Engine could run with steam- pressure. Steam could drive the piston backward and forwards. It was an effective means to turn the wheels. It became the throbbing heart of every industry.
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