This machine for hoisting & moving heavy objects was named for an early 17th century English hangman
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Production Process - 3 | Britannica.com  Results 121 - 220 of 586 ... china manufacturer who first produced an English true ... any of a diverse group of machines that not only lift heavy objects but also ... crucibles were probably so named from the Latin word crux, cross or trial. ... Its name is derived from that of a famous early 17th-century hangman of Tyburn, Eng. In...
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Velle derrick - definition of Velle derrick by The Free Dictionary  A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects, consisting of a movable ... [Obsolete derick, hangman, gallows, after Derick, 16th-century English hangman.].
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Lost it when I saw this server name (Chivalry) - Reddit  From a purely grammatical standpoint, Early Modern English is pretty much identical to modern English, with the notable .... This machine for hoisting & moving heavy objects was named for an early 17th century English hangman. 91 ..... As I am not from the 14th century, I would have missed the obvious, "do you even lift"! 1...
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derrick (crane) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  Its name is derived from that of a famous early 17th-century hangman of . ... A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects, consisting of a movable . ... Origin: the name of British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework...
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History Of The Sewing Machine - Garmento.org  Often called a Yankee mechanical genius, (Hunt also invented the safety pin) ... In 1856, after favorable litigation, Howe entered into the world's first patent pool. In 1851, Issac M. Singer (1811-75) patented the first rigid-arm sewing machine.
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Women of Mettle - Fred Amram  who are able to see a need and devise a specific, con- crete way to meet that need. ..... Before the 1870s, customers carried their groceries in .... The object of the invention is the construction of a simple and efficient ... the material to be smoothed (hence pressing). ... Mary Potts' masterpiece was the detachable handle.
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Wincher - definition of wincher by The Free Dictionary  Word / Article ... The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device. ... [Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller.] ... (Mechanical Engineering) (tr; often foll by up or in) to pull (in a rope) or lift (a ... A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines.
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Winchers - definition of winchers by The Free Dictionary  Word / Article ... The crank used to give motion to a grindstone or similar device. ... [Middle English winche, pulley, from Old English wince, reel, roller.] ... (Mechanical Engineering) (tr; often foll by up or in) to pull (in a rope) or lift (a ... A hoisting machine used for loading and discharging cargo and stores or for hauling in lines.
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Free Flashcards about INVENTORS-J - StudyStack  HE INVENTED A STEAM PLOW AND AN OVEN, BUT HE'S BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ELEVATOR, OTIS. RICHARD ARKWRIGHT HELPED USHER IN THIS...
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Mobiles before Calder - Who Invented Mobiles - A History  A history of mobiles including early hanging kinetic sculptures that could be classified as ... that I'm aware of that were made before Calder started to make mobiles. ... Man Ray's Obstruction is the first of this type of hanging kinetic sculpture that I'm ... meaning both mobile and motive, was coined by Marcel Duchamp while...
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'Eureka!' - The Story of Archimedes and the Golden Crown  The story of how Archimedes discovered a method for measuring the volume of an ... The goldsmith did as he had been ordered, and on he appointed day, he .... He based his theory on the Archimedes Principle, and on Archimedes' work on levers. .... They included compound pulley systems, a planetarium showing the...
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The History of Computing - George Mason University  Between 1935 and 1945 the definition referred to a machine, rather than a person. ... 17th C. - Slide rule - a manual device used for calculation that consists in its simple form ... a 17th century mathematician, for whom the Pascal computer programming ... 1946 - ENIAC - World's first electronic, large scale, general-purpose...
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Guillotine - Wikipedia  A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame in which a weighted and angled ... The name dates from this period, but similar devices had been used ... The last person to be executed in France was Hamida Djandoubi, who was executed...
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How does the spinning jenny function? | Reference.com  ... the use of a hand crank and multiple spools of thread instead of just one. It was a multispindle spinning machine invented by James Hargreaves in 1764, and It... ... of yarn because the user could simultaneously handle eight or more spools. ... then be drawn along the frame's top by the spinner's left hand, which allowed...
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Pillory - Wikipedia  The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by ... As a result, criminals were often very dirty by the end of their punishment, their ... of wood or iron with holes for the victim's head and arms, which was often on a...
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JEOPARDY! Game - April 6, 2004  (27) The name of this 1877 invention is from the Greek for "sound-writing" ... Also a hockey penalty, it's called for using the hands illegally -- hey, it was the only...
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Lock (water navigation) - Wikipedia  A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between ... In medieval Europe a sort of pound lock was built in 1373 at Vreeswijk, Netherlands. ..... The Erie Canal management did not like swelling, since it 1. ... allowing a rope to be used to stop the boat and close the gate at the same time.
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Trebuchet - Wikipedia  A trebuchet (French trbuchet) is a type of siege engine most frequently used in the Middle Ages. It is sometimes called a counterweight trebuchet or counterpoise trebuchet, to distinguish it from an earlier weapon called the traction trebuchet, where ... Ancient armies directly utilized gravity to launch projectiles at their enemies...