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"...in 1779, Samuel Crompton ... a new invention he called the spinning mule.
He gave it that name not because it looked like a mule or was powered by mules or because a mule once saved Crompton's life and he wanted to show his gratitude, but because the machine was a hybrid of two others, just as the mule is the hybrid offspring of a female horse and a male donkey." (73)
— May 18, 2026 01:21AM
He gave it that name not because it looked like a mule or was powered by mules or because a mule once saved Crompton's life and he wanted to show his gratitude, but because the machine was a hybrid of two others, just as the mule is the hybrid offspring of a female horse and a male donkey." (73)
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staring at, 49" (183) turned to the page reference and yup, accurate
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staring at, 49" (183) turned to the page reference and yup, accurate
