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Scientific American, Vol. 2, No. 18 (1860) (1860)

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on generally introduced, and was ultimately others stand far below it in comparison. It is America’s him off; and he fled to France, where he died, a few chief surplus product, and England’s greatest textile ‘‘erowned with riches and honors nobly won.” years afterwards, in great poverty. Such was… … the most splendid character. Liverpool, which is also in this county is now the great- est seaport in the British empire; while, 100 years ago, Samuel Crompton, an English weaver. He invented The next great improvement in cotton machinery was it was little better than a miserable fishing village.…

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