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It wasn't the invention of the steam engine alone that propelled the industrial revolution. It was the invention of the steam engine coinciding with the discovery and exploitation of close-surface coal seams, and propelled by the cheap labor provided by enclosure of the commons.
Incidentally, do you happen to know of any good sources to read about the historical process (rather than just theory) of the enclosure of the commons?
I couldn't find it, but I was looking for the book that was written on the process that was recommended by both Chapo and Trashfuture by one of their guests who studied the phenomenon. If I find it, I will let you know.