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Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney was an American inventor, mechanical engineer, and manufacturer. He is best remembered for inventing the cotton gin, an automated machine that separates the cottonseed from the short-staple cotton fiber.
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He's also a man that when given facts in a post chooses to simply delete the post because he knows he's been shown that he is wrong. If you wish to be brainwashed by a man who actually doesn't know answers, then feel free to do so.
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"Brother Dave says:
November 17, 2010 at 5:23 am
Think about this; when did man realize the earth was round? First it has been proved that the first account of the earth being round was Eratosthenes of Cyrene (Ancient Greek: Ἐρατοσθένης, IPA: [eratostʰénɛːs]; English: /ɛrəˈtɒsθəniːz/; c. 276 BC[1] - c. 195 BC[2]) was a Greek mathematician, elegiac poet, athlete, geographer, astronomer, and music theorist.
However, Isaiah in the bible as inspired by the word of God wrote this:
Isaiah 40:22 (King James Version)
22It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
When did he live?
Isaiah the prophet lived in Jerusalem which was the chief area of his ministry. He wrote the Book of Isaiah over a period of time during this ministry. This time period is recorded as being during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. That is between c. 740 BC until c.700 BC.
If you've gotten confused, remember the bigger number 740 is 450 years earlier than the greek Eratosthenes.
There are many scientific realities we now know as fact, but were all written in the bible first"
Here's the response that was deleted:
RE Your misinterpretation of Isaiah 40:22 (King James Version)
It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Isaiah 40:22 says "circle" not "ball" or "sphere".
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The belief was that the earth was a circle, as stated in Isiah, and that the heavens were a tent over the circle. This was a fairly common belief. Man could see the sun was a circle, and he could see that the moon was a circle and the stars in the sky appeared to be circles. Therefore, belief of the earth also being a circle was well founded by simple observation. Sumerians themselves believed that the universe itself consisted of a flat disk enclosed by a tin dome while Isaiah's peoples believed that the earth was a flat circle with a tent of the heavens over it. It's even stated in the verse that you reference when it states that the earth is covered as a tent to dwell in.
You must also realize that the Hebrew word "gh" means "circle" and that the Hebrew word for "sphere" is "rwd".
The word "rwd" is atually translated In Isaiah 22:18 as "ball" where it states "He will surely violently turn and toss thee [like] a ball into a large country:"
Obviously, the quote you referenced should have used "rwd" if he actually meant the earth was a ball and not simply a flat circle. Even the LXX translators understood "gh" meant circle because if they understood it to mean "sphere" they would have used the Greek word sfairoeides and they didn't.
You also state:
There are many scientific realities we now know as fact, but were all written in the bible first.
Here's a few scientific realities that are in the bible:
Proverbs 6:6-8, ants have no commander, no ruler and no overseer! This is absurdly false, because ants live in colonies and ranks of rulership and authority. And they have a queen.
Leviticus 11:6 "The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you." Rabbits, are lagomorphs, not ruminants; they do not chew the cud.
John 12:24 "I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." That is scientifically false. The dead seed does not produce new seeds.
Genesis 1:16, GOD Almighty created two lamps, the sun and the moon, each giving an independent light to earth. The Hebrew says "two lamps", meaning each giving off its independent light. Guess we shouldn't believe that the moon simply reflects the Sun's light.
Here are some more "Biblical Scientific Realities"
Bats are birds.
Insects have four legs.
Snakes and donkeys can talk.
Light existed before a light source existed.
The Sun and moon both stood still
Not only does this imply that the Sun orbits the Earth, but even if it happened as described and the earth stopped moving to give the appearance of the Sun standing still, the gravitational effects would be devastating. Funny that there is no record of such an incredible celestial event in the records of all the other civilizations that were present at the same time.
I'll continue to believe that insects don't have four legs, that the earth isn't flat, that the sun and moon never stood still. snakes and donkeys can't talk and that bats aren't birds. Meanwhile, you can just go on ignoring facts.
What invention increased the speed of cotton processing?
After the invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney the production increases markedly.
How did Georgia farmers respond to Whitney and the millers business plan?
Georgia farmers initially viewed Eli Whitney's cotton gin as a positive innovation that could significantly increase cotton production and profitability. However, as the gin made cotton processing more efficient, it also heightened their dependency on cotton as a cash crop, leading to an expansion of slavery in the region. While some farmers embraced the technology and its economic potential, others were concerned about the social and economic implications, including increased competition and the impact on labor dynamics. Overall, the invention dramatically transformed agricultural practices in Georgia.
What are the pros of the cotton gin?
The Cotton
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in was an invention created by Eli Whitney. He created the Cotton Gin in 1793. This invention was a quicker alternative to picking seed out of cotton by hand. The machine had spiked teeth on a boxed revolving cylinder to pick the seeds.
Who Early Inventors such as Eli Whitney and John Deere could be considered workers of the area of?
In today's terminology, they would be called agriculture engineers. Their inventiveness largely improved agriculture productivity across the world.
with 6 squares of cardboard and put them together with tape or stapels
What Brooklyn rapper attended Eli Whitney High School?
Jay z
edit: AZ(the guy from Life's a bitch) also went there.
Where is the Eli Whitney museum located?
The Eli Whitney Museum is located at 915 Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut.
See the related link below for further information about this interesting institution.
What has replaced the cotton gin in the 21st century?
the cotton gin is still used 2day. it is just more advanced now
Was it true that cotton gin was a great invention for food production?
No. It was created to remove cotton seed from the cotton. To remove the seeds without the gin meant hours of work picking them out by hand. With the cotton gin pounds of cotton could be processed and more grown.
What energy source power the cotton gin?
The cotton gin that was invented by Eli Whitney was man powered. You powered the machine by turning a crank located on the side of the machine.
Why people did not like the cotton gin?
Actually, the southern planters loved the cotton gin. When it was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 it revolutionized the southern economy and helped promote slavery. Except in the Sea Islands of South Carolina and Georgia southern planters could grow only short staple cottons. The fibers of this type stuck to the seeds and it was expensive to remove them by hand. The gin consisted of a cylinder with rows of wire teeth rotating in a box. The teeth caught the fibers, and a second cylinder, rotating in the opposite direction, pulled cotton from the wires. A person operating a gin could clean 50 times as much cotton in a day as one working by hand. Whitney made little money from his invention because his machine was easy to copy, but the real winner was the south and its economy. Cotton prices and production rose quickly and now could be grow through out the south. The south became one the world's cotton producers ( when the civil war started they thought that people who needed their cotton would come to their aid in the fight, but it didn't happen) and close ties formed with the British textile industry. Slavery grew as a result and slaves were worth more. Fewer slaves were freed after 1800.
1793 South produced 10,000 bales of cotton each was 500 pounds
1801 production reaches 100,000 bales
1835 over a million bales produced
What was the overall impact of Eli whitneys introduction of interchangeable parts?
A wide range of goods could be made more efficiently
What might have happened if the cotton gin had never been invented?
We would be without clothes because well actually there wouldn't be alot of clothes for the entire world because we would be running low on cotton.
Why had slavery been on the decline before the cotton gin?
After the American Revolution prices went down on tabacco, rice, and indigo. Less slavery was necessary because the farmers were not making a profit off their crops.
What commercial is Kirstie Alley best known for?
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