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See, glass making needs
sand and wood mainly, and that's just what
there was tons of here. And, in 1608, it was all
absolutely free. The one-year-old colony
at Jamestown, Virginia, was built on sand; and as for forests, you couldn't
see the wood for the trees. So, the master plan was
to send glassmakers over here to get on with it --
by the boatload
sand and wood mainly, and that's just what
there was tons of here. And, in 1608, it was all
absolutely free. The one-year-old colony
at Jamestown, Virginia, was built on sand; and as for forests, you couldn't
see the wood for the trees. So, the master plan was
to send glassmakers over here to get on with it --
by the boatload
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See, glass making needs
sand and wood mainly,
00:00:03.937 --> 00:00:06.672
and that's just what
there was tons of here.
00:00:06.773 --> 00:00:10.243
And, in 1608, it was all
absolutely free.
00:00:10.944 --> 00:00:13.378
The one-year-old colony
at Jamestown, Virginia,
00:00:13.379 --> 00:00:15.008
was built on sand;
00:00:15.116 --> 00:00:18.584
and as for forests, you couldn't
see the wood for the trees.
00:00:18.685 --> 00:00:23.355
So, the master plan was
to send glassmakers over here
00:00:23.356 --> 00:00:26.525
to get on with it --
by the boatload.
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Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
