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Invention of Gearing

Great Britain · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1818Date range
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1818

John Kennedy1818

London · Science / Technology

Introduces high-velocity gearing to increase the speed of spinning machinery

Names involved

John Kennedy

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