Thursday, January 04, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST
ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard 1732-1792
born poor and the 13th of 13 children, he first invented a chemical process for dyeing hair. obviously a cleaver boy, as he then was inspired to with a spinning invention to help the invention of Hargraves, who had invented a spinning machine. ahh, the beginning of the luddites and the industrial revolution. well, for much of the time his patent was 'stolen' or in dispute, but this EB after his troubles and MUCH approbation and praise for him. oh the joy expressed in the entry!
ARMS-5 pages passed over
ARMADA-quick explanation, but this being a british E, or course they recounted their great victory over the spanish amrmada, which was quite a good victory for england.
i already posted the best bit from ARMENIA. but in the section on armenian church, there were notes from the original owner. who was a religious scholar/reverand. maybe he got the roman key? i still remember that estate sale well. Jack Frost was just shy of 100 when he passed away. i think he might have been gay.
ARMY-60 pages i did not read. lots of boxes with amounts of what which country had. calvary, navy, etc. did peruse the US part- with no threats, the united states is saved from RUINOUS COMPETITION IN ARMS which industrialized Europe has, little more than a police force. no draft all volunteer. did talk about THE WAR OF SECESSION.
ARNIM, Bettina Von claimed aquaitance and correspononce with Goethe for 4 years and published the so-called letters, not the first time an entry on a case of fraud or similar.but she was apparently quite the conversationalist. i wonder i can find her in the internets?
ARKWRIGHT, Sir Richard 1732-1792
born poor and the 13th of 13 children, he first invented a chemical process for dyeing hair. obviously a cleaver boy, as he then was inspired to with a spinning invention to help the invention of Hargraves, who had invented a spinning machine. ahh, the beginning of the luddites and the industrial revolution. well, for much of the time his patent was 'stolen' or in dispute, but this EB after his troubles and MUCH approbation and praise for him. oh the joy expressed in the entry!
ARMS-5 pages passed over
ARMADA-quick explanation, but this being a british E, or course they recounted their great victory over the spanish amrmada, which was quite a good victory for england.
i already posted the best bit from ARMENIA. but in the section on armenian church, there were notes from the original owner. who was a religious scholar/reverand. maybe he got the roman key? i still remember that estate sale well. Jack Frost was just shy of 100 when he passed away. i think he might have been gay.
ARMY-60 pages i did not read. lots of boxes with amounts of what which country had. calvary, navy, etc. did peruse the US part- with no threats, the united states is saved from RUINOUS COMPETITION IN ARMS which industrialized Europe has, little more than a police force. no draft all volunteer. did talk about THE WAR OF SECESSION.
ARNIM, Bettina Von claimed aquaitance and correspononce with Goethe for 4 years and published the so-called letters, not the first time an entry on a case of fraud or similar.but she was apparently quite the conversationalist. i wonder i can find her in the internets?
