alleryStart learning →Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
ASamuel Crompton
BJames Hargreaves
CJohn Wilkinson
DGeorge Stephenson
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. James Hargreaves
James Hargreaves invented the Spinning Jenny to spin several threads at once.
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