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The Spinning Jenny was devised in 1764 by:
AJonathan Marsden
BJames Hargreaves
CSamuel Crompton
DEdmund Cartwright
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. James Hargreaves
1. The Spinning Jenny speeded up the spinning process.
2. It was devised by James Hargreaves in 1764.
3. One wheel could set several spindles in motion at once.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World II', Ch 4 'The Age of Industrialisation'_
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