... so did the need for coal-it was necessary to produce cotton. By 1720 most iron in England was imported due to a shortage of charcoal for smelting. In 1709 Abraham Darby invented a way of smelting iron using coke (processed coal) instead of charcoal. The iron industry took off after 1760 since iron ore and coal were both very plentiful in England ... ...

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... material during the Industrial Revolution was iron. Wood was replaced by coal I iron making, and also iron took over construction form wood. Iron Bridge 1779, which was built by Abraham Darby III represents the rise of iron in the eighteenth century. Early cast iron was also five times stronger then wood, and less of it was required to carry the same ... ...

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