Necessity is the mother of invention.

Richard Franck

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Invention Creativity

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Richard Franck

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English

Time

1694 1690s 17th century

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Franck, Richard. Northern Memoirs: Calculated for the Meridian of Scotland. London: Henry Mortclock, 1694.

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