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Hargreaves   /hˈɑrgrˌivz/   Listen
Hargreaves

noun
1.
English inventor of the spinning jenny (1720-1778).  Synonym: James Hargreaves.






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"Hargreaves" Quotes from Famous Books



... manufactured in Great Britain is obtained as an intermediate product in the Leblanc alkali process, which will presently be described, being produced by heating common salt with vitriol. A large quantity is, however, also produced by the so-called direct process of Hargreaves & Robinson, which is, in principle, the same method as that employed in the Leblanc process, except that the intermediate product, vitriol, is not separated. It consists essentially in passing the hot gases from pyrites kilns, as used in the manufacture of ...
— The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing - Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association • Watson Smith



Words linked to "Hargreaves" :   artificer, inventor, discoverer



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