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The industrial revolution in England and Western Europe more than two centuries ago was triggered by some key scientific and technological advances . What were these advances ?

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Following were the key scientific and technological advances which brought scientific revolution :
(i) One of the major discoveries was the discovery of electricity by designing dynamos and motors .
(ii) The discovery of blast furnace to convert iron into steel .
(iii) Cotton gin which was used to separate the seeds from the cotton many times faster then by the hand .
(iv) The discovery of explosives, steam engines, power looms brought the industrial revolution.
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