Explorations: Iron Horse: Reasons for the Decline of the Wheel in Japan

Duration: 2 mins 39 secs
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Description: Background to Channel 4 'The Day the World Took Off', shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films.

The absence of the wheel in Japan and elsewhere are discussed by Alan Macfarlane, who shows that it can be a sensible solution.
 
Created: 2018-03-08 16:28
Collection: A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Prof Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
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