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On this date in history a Flemish woman introduced something that has caused undue hardship on generations since. 1553 A Flemish woman introduced the practice of starching linen into England.

For the betterment of mankind, in 1769 Scottish engineer James Watt‘s patent for a steam engine with a separate condenser enrolled (Patent 913).

James Watt’s double-acting steam engine in profile from the year 1769 – a milestone during the industrialization. Woodcut engraving, published in 1882.

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