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Thomas Savery built a model steam engine in 1698 to drain mines. What was it called?

AThe Blutcher
BThe Rocket
CMiner's Friend
DPuffing Devil
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Miner's Friend
1. It worked slowly and the boiler could burst. 2. Savery called it the Miner's Friend. 3. Newcomen built another engine in 1712. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 9, The Industrial Revolution._
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