Arkwright, Sir Richard
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A short Czech encyclopedia entry on Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792), the English mechanic and industrialist. It covers his origins as a barber and wig dealer, his cotton spinning machine of 1767, the horse-driven mill in Nottingham and the water-powered mill at Cromford, and the lawsuits that overturned his patent. It also notes the public hostility toward him, his knighthood and his wealth.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1897
- Language
- Czech
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- 1
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