Chapter XII: The Scientific Revolution
Soon after the conclusion of the Aztec-Celtic War, the Celts began a rapid research phase. This research would result in many technological developments never before seen on the planet.
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The city of Alesia was the site of the first of several key developments. As the Celts began to see a massive explosion in City Growth, the builders of these rapidly-growing cities searched for more efficient ways to build homes and weapons. This would be found through factory assembly lines. These factories could be made even more efficient through power plants powered by coal. The new concepts invented in Alesia soon spread throughout the Celtic Empire, though most cities could not spare the necessary laborers to construct these facilities. As the ideas spread, however, more people were intrigued by this concept of Industrialization.
Workers at the First Assembly Line in Alesia
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Over the next several decades, more progress would be made in the development of the Celtic economy. This progress finally culminated with the founding of the first ever Corporation. Soon, there would be more corporations founded as the Celtic Stock Market evolved into a large economic network. This network continued to strengthen the already powerful Celtic economy.
The Modern Day Celtic Stock Market in New York, Province of Asia
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In the Royal Academy of Entremont, a professor by the name of Charles Darwin began research regarding the origin of the human race. He eventually published a book stating his theory that humanity was ultimately able to trace its roots back to apes in the Central African Jungles.
His theories were rejected however, by the academys top scientists who remained true to their beliefs that the Celtic Gods had created the universe. Disappointed by his failure to convince nearly anyone of his theories, Darwin began to research for the Celtic Engineering Corps.
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Just a year after he began working for the CEC, Darwin made his first industrial breakthrough. Oil deposits in Celtic Arabia had long been known to exist, however all that anyone could do was burn them. Darwin saw other possible uses though, and after several long months of testing, developed the first method of refining the Oil. His methods were effective and the Celts would soon discover more useful applications for this oil. But Darwin would make one more key discovery
The Oil Fields in Celtic Arabia
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The Celts had long been masters of the sword. Iron deposits around Entremont guaranteed near-constant use of this key resource. But when gunpowder weapons had become more common in the armies of the world, the Celts were forced to abandon their favorite traditional weapons. The only soldiers who had swords now were members of the Celtic Special Forces (Commonly referred to as Commandos). Iron was also used in the Celtic Railway system, but few other modern uses had been found. Darwin then discovered another revolutionary concept, Steel. By heating Celtic Iron to enormously high temperatures, the Iron was purified into Steel. Steel improved the efficiency of Iron tools drastically. The Industrial Revolution that was Steel swept through the Celtic Homelands and into Europe.
Steel Workers making Steel near Entremont
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Three years after his invention of Steel, Darwin died of old age. His original theory now largely lost in the mists of time, he is remembered to this day as the face of the Celtic Scientific Revolution.