Hargreaves,James

Hargreaves,James
Har·greaves (härʹgrēvz'), James. Died 1778.
British inventor of the spinning jenny (c. 1764). He patented his device in 1770.

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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

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