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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 5 entries checked · 3 flagged · 5 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 2 still open
Spindle (textiles) — The entry claims that spindles are used in industrial yarn production in devices like the spinning jenny, spinning mule, and ring spinning, but those machines use bobbins, flyers, and rings, and the term 'spindle' in that context refers to a rotating shaft, no
Spindle (textiles) — The entry claims that the spindle is closely associated with the goddesses Artemis and Athena, but Artemis is primarily a hunting goddess and Athena is associated with weaving (the loom), not spinning.
Spinning frame — The claim about a 'James Kay' patent invalidation in 1839 due to prior art from Arkwright's patents is factually incorrect; no such widely known event exists, and the relevant invalidation is Arkwright's own patent in 1785 overturned due to prior art from Lewi
Spinning jenny — The entry claims the spinning jenny 'produced only coarse thread', but historically it could produce a range of thread qualities, including finer counts.
Spinning jenny — The DID YOU KNOW section states 'The name 'jenny' may be an abbreviation of 'engine', as Hargreaves had no daughter or wife named Jenny' as fact, but the origin of the name is uncertain and this is speculative, not established canon.
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