Stories of inventors and discoverers in science and the useful arts. A book for old and young (1860)
Timbs, John, 1801-1875 · New York, Harper & Brothers · leaf 306
oor barber, Arkwrightraised himself not merely to rank and affluence, but tobe one of the foremost founders of a new branch ofnational industry, and in a wonderfully short space oftime to assume the very first place among the manufac-turers of his country. Cromford mills are delightfully placed on… … Arkwlights Mills, from Cromford Heights. 302 THE COTTON MANUFACTURE. SAMUEL CROMPTON AND THE SPINNING-MULE. Hitherto our account of the Cotton manufacture hasbeen chiefly illustrated by the inventions of Sir RichardArkwright; contemporary with whom, though by thepresent generation only recognized…
Inventions · Inventors
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
