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    Quote Originally Posted by gersforme
    Scotland, in the shape of James Watt, who invented the separate condenser for the steam engine, gave the world the industrial revolution, we truly are a great people.
    Most folk think the English invented the industrial revolution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scots
    Scotland, in the shape of James Watt, who invented the separate condenser for the steam engine, gave the world the industrial revolution, we truly are a great people.
    Most folk think the English invented the industrial revolution. [/quote]

    the reality is that some lancashire businessman had a lot of money and took his ideas up, but James Watt was the instigator of worldwide change, and he came from Greenock if i recall correctly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scots
    Scotland, in the shape of James Watt, who invented the separate condenser for the steam engine, gave the world the industrial revolution, we truly are a great people.
    Most folk think the English invented the industrial revolution. [/quote]

    I was taught in school the industrial revolution began in Great Britain.

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    Scotland invented everything after the Enlightenment.

    We are capable of truly great things as a nation. This debate has held us back for long enough.

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    James Watt was responsible for the double rotating action cog

    No more. No less.

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    One thing we sucked at was colonising Panama

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    I've always admired the Jamaican flag.

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    Ehngland really are a funny wee club


    wait..

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