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Pre-Industrial Energy Sources and Constraints
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, economies were fundamentally limited by their energy sources, which were derived almost exclusively from photosynthesis. This meant that energy, whether from food for labor or wood for fuel, was dependent on the amount of available land, creating a natural constraint on economic growth.
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