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    patented the spinning frame or water frame that could produce stronger threads for yarns. The first models were powered by waterwheels so the device came to be first known as the water frame. It was the first powered‚ automatic‚ and continuous textile machine and enabled the move away from small home manufacturing towards factory production of textiles. The water frame was also the first machine that could spin cotton threads. Spinning Mule In 1775 Samuel Crompton produced his Spinning Mule‚ so

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    person worked at home‚ on farms or in small workshops. Making cloth was done entirely by hand and cotton was spun to thread or yarn on a spinning wheel. In the 1700’s‚ people began buying more and more goods‚ so textile traders began to look for faster and cheaper ways of producing clothes. The first spinning machine came up in the early 18th century. By 1780‚ spinning was done mostly in new factories where workers gathered. The workday began and ended at certain times. Many factory employees worked

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    to spend with family‚ and being fortunate to come home in a mildly presentable. Thanks to technology‚ most of these issues have been touched upon and improved. With inventions such as the steam engine‚ the water frame‚ the cotton gin‚ and the spinning jenny‚ our modern day might not have been so fortunate or plentiful. With the help of these inventions in the industrial revolution‚ post-revolutionary inventors and entrepreneurs were given the inspiration for their creations that led to the efficient

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    machines. More machines needed more coal. Therefore‚ coal mines got deeper and deeper; coal mining became very essential for factories. Secondly‚ spinning jenny. First spinning jenny was invented by James Hargreaves; jenny was the initial word for engine. There were 20.000 spinning jennys across Britain in 1778. Samuel Compton improved spinning jenny. Thirdly‚ steam engine. Steam engine converts heat energy to mechanical energy by pressurized steam. It was invented by Thomas Newcomen. He found the

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    or wool‚ depending on the environment‚ and it was almost always hand woven. With the invention of the Spinning Jenny in 1764 by James Hargreaves the chore of making cloth became much easier. Instead of a regular spinning wheel‚ which could only make one piece of thread at a time‚ the spinning jenny had 8 spindles‚ making 8 threads while only turning one wheel. The "descendant" of the spinning jenny would have to be Richard Arkwright’s water frame‚ invented in 1769. It used two rollers‚ making the thread

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    much wider than an arms length at much greater speeds. The spinning jenny 1764 The spinning jenny is a multi-spool spinning frame. It was invented c. 1764 by James Hargreaves in Stanhill‚ Oswaldtwistle near Blackburn‚ Lancashire in England. The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn‚ with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once. This grew to 120 as technology advanced. The Spinning Frame 1768 The spinning frame was an invention developed during the 18th century British

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    great advances with the way the world is perceived today. In Britain‚ the five most important events/dates in the history of science and technology are the introduction of printing press in England by William Caxton in 1476‚ the invention of the spinning jenny by James Hargreaves in 1764‚ the steam engine as perfected by James Watt in 1780‚ the discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928‚ and the birth of the first test-tube baby in England in 1978. The introduction of printing press

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    European Industrial Revolution Economical Aspect Causes: http://socyberty.com/history/causes-of-the-early-industrial-revolution Population Growth: The English civil war and the end to Feudalism contributed to the increasing population. People became immune to diseases and this immunity spread to children‚ enabling them to combat getting infected with illness. Young adolescents married early which lead to an increased birth rate‚ so the population makeup composed of a large young population

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    British. This way they were able to steadily grow at a faster rate‚ because of having invented Spinning Jenny and Water Frame. Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves‚ the main reason why it became popular was because the simple mechanics it used‚ not to mention it was quite economical to use. The Water Frame was invented by Richard Arkwright‚ it came to existence particularly used for cotton spinning mill. This steady growth could not have been carried out without the steam engine‚ which was

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    during this time period where the spinning jenny‚ water frame‚ steam engine and locomotive. The inventors of these inventions were Jasmes Hargreaves‚ Richard Arkwright‚ Jame ’s Watt and Richard Trevithick. New ideas‚ methods‚ and machinery helped the Industrial Revolution go at a faster pace. The spinning jenny was invented by Jasmes Hargreaves. This machine could spin eight threads of wool at once. It was later extended to spin 120 threads at one time. Spinning jennys were very small and extremely

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