Spinning jenny: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added media. Oct 30, 2026
Clarified the probable origin of the spinning wheel. Oct 20, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Oct 19, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The invention that launched England's cotton industry: The Spinning Jenny. Jan 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Nuffield College - The Industrial Revolution in Miniature: The Spinning Jenny in Britain, France, and India. Feb 16, 2024
Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - Richard Arkwright and the Spinning Jenny. Dec 04, 2023
Media added. Aug 07, 2019
Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - The Spinning Jenny. May 08, 2019
Add new Web site: British Library - Learning - The Spinning Jenny. Nov 02, 2016
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Spinning Jenny. Aug 31, 2012
New article added. Apr 29, 2009
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