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John Kay_Memorial
John Kay's memorial
John Kay was the inventor of the flying shuttle, which was a key contribution to the Industrial Revolution. His most revolutionary device is a "wheeled shuttle" for the hand loom. It greatly accelerated weaving, by allowing the shuttle carrying the weft to be passed through the warp threads faster and over a greater width of cloth.
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- Europeana
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- Europeana
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- University of Cassino, Italy
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- Europe
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First time published on Europeana
- 2013-11-25T18:19:07.212Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2013-11-25T18:19:07.212Z