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6 years ago
Why wasn't steam power used extensively in the 1760s?
 
  a. Steam-powered machines were dangerous and could explode.
  b. The steam engine still required proximity to running streams.
  c. Not many workmen could be trusted to operate the complicated machinery.
  d. The expense was too great.
  e. Patent laws restricted their use.
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