| LC control no. | nb2014023970 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Kay, John, 1704-approximately 1780 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | Bury (Greater Manchester, England) |
| Birth date | 17040716 |
| Death date | 1780~ |
| Field of activity | Weaving |
| Profession or occupation | Machinists Inventors |
| Found in | An exposition of facts relating to the rise and progress of the woollen, linen, and cotton manufactures of Great Britain, MDCCCXLIII [1843]: p. 4 (John Kay of Bury) Encyclopaedia Britannica online, viewed 20 Oct. 2014 (John Kay, born July 16, 1704, near Bury, Lancashire, England, died c. 1780, France), English machinist and engineer, inventor of the flying shuttle, which was an important step toward automatic weaving) |
| Associated language | eng |
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