第八章 The Industrial Revolution 工业革命
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ished in Flanders， iron processing in Walloon and there were large coal reserves in the south and east of the country. These key branches proved ideal pre–requisites for industrialisation. Belgians also maintained intensive contacts with Great Britain and in 1720， the first steam engine on the continent went into action near Liege. The model， made by Thomas Newcomen， was used to draw out waste water from a coal mine. Sometime later this was succeeded by another steam engine in the coal region around Mons and Charleroi. Thus everything was in place for boosting the coal and steel industries in both areas. ??In 1792 the country was conquered by Napoleon. His occupation had a positive