Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Sir Richard Arkwright
Standard Name: Arkwright, Sir Richard
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Residence | Alison Uttley | Castle Top Farm, where AU
lived until she was eighteen, was the great influence on her life. A friend said of her seventy-three years living elsewhere that she had been in exile most of... |
Timeline
About 1764: James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny...
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About 1764
James Hargreaves
invented the spinning jenny after seeing a traditional spinning wheel fall over, with its wheel and spindle turning in the air.
1769: Richard Arkwright set up a water-powered...
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1769
Richard Arkwright
set up a water-powered spinning mill of his own invention near Hockley, Nottingham.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1 August 1771: Richard Arkwright and David Thornley joined...
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1 August 1771
Richard Arkwright
and David Thornley
joined forces with Jedediah Strutt
and Samuel Need
to rent land on which to set up a factory by the River Derwent at Cromford in Derbyshire, so that Arkwright's...
1775: Richard Arkwright's latest, duly patented...
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1775
Richard Arkwright
's latest, duly patented machine proved capable of itself carrying through the entire process of yarn manufacture.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
1779: Samuel Crompton brought together ideas from...
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1779
Samuel Crompton
brought together ideas from Richard Arkwright
and James Hargreaves
to invent the spinning mule.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
11 November 1779: One of Arkwright's new, highly-mechanized...
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11 November 1779
One of Arkwright
's new, highly-mechanized mills for cotton production, at Chorley, Lancashire, was sacked by rioters.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers.
49 (1779): 609
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