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jan 12, 1815 - William Fairbairn addressed the problem of line-shafting, and replaced the wooden turning shafts that drove the machines at Quarry Bank Mill at 50rpm to wrought iron shafting working at 250 rpm

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jan 12, 1815
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~ 211 years ago