The Treaty of Saragossa did not modify or clarify the line of demarcation in the Treaty of Tordesillas, nor did it validate Spain's claim to equal hemispheres (180Â° each), so the two lines divided the Earth into unequal hemispheres. Portugal's portion was roughly 191Â° whereas Spain's portion was roughly 169Â°.
Transcript of The Hair Straightener: Past and Present. The Hair Straightener: Past and Present By Josephine and TaMuriel The hair straightening model that we use today was invented in 1912 by Lady Jennifer Bell Schofield, although a tool for shaping hair, called a pressing comb, was invented in 1872.
Personal Bio. On May 9, 1899, John Albert Burr patented an improved rotary blade lawn mower. Burr designed a lawn mower with traction wheels and a rotary blade that was designed to not easily get plugged up from lawn clippings. John Albert Burr also improved the design of lawn mowers by making it possible to mow closer to building and wall edges. You can view U.S. patent 624,749 issued to John Albert Burr Cited: http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_Jo