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Who invented the Spinning Jenny?

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James Hargreaves

James Hargreaves is correct.

The Spinning Jenny was invented by James Hargreaves, a weaver from Lancashire, England, around 1764 and patented in 1770.

It allowed one worker to spin several threads at once on multiple spindles, greatly increasing the output of yarn.

The machine was one of the main inventions of the textile industry during the Industrial Revolution, along with Arkwright's water frame and Crompton's spinning mule. The other names are not linked to this invention.

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