07-11-2007, 07:42 AM
richsc wrote:
Ah, economic/technological reason. Thank you.
Quote:Quote:BTW, any ideas as to why cotton didn't find its way into Europe before the Arab invasion. I wonder as I've read that the Egyptians used it long before
Eli Whitney and the cotton gin. Cotton seeds are hard to separate, and though there are many types of cotton, the short fibers are also hard to spin into thread. Cotton was a luxury item until the Industrial Revolution.
Ah, economic/technological reason. Thank you.
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