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Excerpt from Electricity and Wheels
The steam engine brought large amounts of power to the factory but it was not possible to transport it over any great distance. Belts and shafts were satis factory for short distances in one or two buildings, but a more ?exible means of transmitting power in any quantity to factories, homes.
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