What did James Arkwright invent and why was it named so?

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It was James Hargreaves, and he called his invention of a weaving machine that did the work of eight the Spinning Jenny after his daughter. http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/IR/010.html James Hargreaves was a weaver who lived in Standhill, near Blackburn in Lancashire. He was poor, uneducated and had a large family. It is said that, in 1767, one of his daughters accidentally knocked over his spinning wheel. As Hargreaves watched the overturned machine, he noticed that the spindle continued to spin, even though it had now been turned over by the fall. It occurred to him that the same wheel might be used to turn many spindles at the same time. He set about making a machine with eight spindles connected to one wheel. He called his machine the Spinning Jenny, after his daughter. Hargreaves made a number of Spinning Jennies and started to sell them in the area. However, since each machine was capable of doing the work of eight people, other spinners were angry about the competition. In 1768, a group of spinners broke into Hargreaves' house and destroyed his machines. Hargreaves decided to move his family away from Blackburn and they settled in Nottingham. Here Hargreaves found a partner, Thomas James, and together they set up a small spinning mill. Although he patented his invention in July 1770, Hargreaves had already given away its secrets during the six years since its conception. The Spinning Jenny had already been duplicated by others. Hargreaves never earned very much in the way of royalties and continued to work in his spinning mill until his death in 1778. Feb 05 05, 2:55 PM

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James Arkwright invented a water powered spinning machine. In 1764 James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny (named after his wife), a spinning machine that could work fast enough to keep up with the improved looms. This was followed by a water-powered spinning machine, invented by James Arkwright; and a machine called the Spinning Mule, which could spin many threads at the same time. The Mule was invented by Samuel Crompton. These inventions meant that factory-made yarn became plentiful, and the numbers of handloom weavers increased greatly to keep up with the increased production of yarn. http://www.hiraeth.com/ytg/qanda/answers/loom.htm The Spinning Jenny was named after Hargreaves' wife, allegedly. http://www.hiraeth.com/ytg/qanda/powerloom/loom.htm Feb 05 05, 6:05 PM

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