Why was the overshot watermill preferable to the more traditional undershot version?
a) A factory using an overshot watermill could expect three times as much power as the traditional undershot method.
b) The undershot mill produced more power for a factory, but was much more expensive to build than the overshot mill.
Consider This: The Midlands, where most factories were, had many steep, fast-moving streams. See 7.2.1: The Quest for Power.
c) The undershot mill required many more workers to run it, leaving fewer to work the looms or jennies.
Consider This: The Midlands, where most factories were, had many steep, fast-moving streams. See 7.2.1: The Quest for Power.
d) The undershot mill was more prone to fail and cause factory disruptions than the overshot version.
Consider This: The Midlands, where most factories were, had many steep, fast-moving streams. See 7.2.1: The Quest for Power.
a) A factory using an overshot watermill could expect three times as much power as the traditional undershot method.
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