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Har·greaves (härʹgrēvz'), James. Died 1778.
British inventor of the spinning jenny (c. 1764). He patented his device in 1770.
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Hargreaves, James — (baptized Jan. 8, 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Eng. died April 22, 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) British inventor of the spinning jenny. A poor, uneducated spinner and weaver, he is said to have conceived the idea for the machine when he… … Universalium
Hargreaves, James — (c. 1776) He invented the spinning jenny, a hand operated device to spin cotton faster. Later, water power (and then steam power) would propel the spinning frames to even faster speeds … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Hargreaves, James — (bautizado el 8 ene. 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Inglaterra–22 abr. 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire). Inventor británico de la hiladora mecánica. Modesto hilandero y tejedor sin educación, parece haber concebido su hiladora al presenciar una… … Enciclopedia Universal
HARGREAVES, JAMES — inventor of the spinning jenny, born at Standhill, near Blackburn; was a poor and illiterate weaver when in 1760 he, in conjunction with Robert Peel, brought out a carding machine; in 1766 he invented the spinning jenny, a machine which has… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Hargreaves, James — (c. 1720–1778) English inventor of the spinning jenny … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
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James Hargreaves (chemist) — James Hargreaves (May 1834 ndash;4 April 1915) was an English chemist and an inventor.He was born at Hoarstones, Pendle Forest, Lancashire, the eldest child of James Hargreaves, a schoolmaster at Slaithwaite near Marsden. His father moved to… … Wikipedia
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James Hargreaves — Infobox Person name = James Hargreaves birth name = birth date = cir 1720 birth place = Stanhill, Blackburn, Lancashire, England death date = death date and age|1778|04|22|1720|01|01 death place = Ippel? death cause = resting place = residence =… … Wikipedia
James Hargreaves — noun English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720 1778) • Syn: ↑Hargreaves • Instance Hypernyms: ↑inventor, ↑discoverer, ↑artificer * * * James Hargreaves [ … Useful english dictionary
