Excerpt from Every-Day Science, Vol. 7: The Conquest of Time and SpaceWhat this all means when applied on a larger scale may be suggested by the reection that the entire character of the occupation of the average' resident of England has been changed within a century. A century ago England was a self-supporting nation, in the sense that it produced its own food-stuffs. To - day the popu lation of England as a whole is dependent upon food shipped to it from across the oceans. Obviously such a transformation could never have been effected had not the application of steam revolutionized the entire character of transportation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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