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The Industrial Revolution changed the face of life in England. Describe the course of revolution under the following head:
Revolution in Textile Industry.
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Solution
The course of Industrial Revolution that changed the face of life in England is described under on the basis of given head:
Revolution in Textile Industry: In 1767, a Lancashire weaver named, James Hargreaves invented the machine, called the Spinning-Jenny. It could spin eight threads at a time instead of one thread of the old fashioned spinning- wheel. Yarn spun on the Jenny was not very strong. Richard Arkwright Improved on this. He invented the machine operated by water-power, which made-even stronger threads. A weaver named, Crompton, invented the machine (Crompton’s Mule), which combined the advantages of the two previous machines. His ‘spinning mule’ succeeded in combining quality and quantity.
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