Penny-farthing the trend was short-lived, the penny-farthing became a symbol of the late Victorian era. Its popularity also coincided with the birth of cycling as a sport. Eugène Meyer of Paris, France is now regarded as the father of the high bicycle by the International Cycling History Conference in place of James Starley. Meyer patented a wire-spoke tension wheel with individually adjustable spokes in 1869. They were called "spider" wheels in Britain when introduced there. Meyer produced a classic high bicycle design during the 1880s. James Starley in Coventry added the tangent spokes and the mounting step to his famous bicycle
The Wheel of Time balance and duality, and a respect for nature found in Taoism. Additionally, its creation story has similarities to Christianity's "Creator" (Light) and Shai'tan, "The Dark One" (Shaitan is an Arabic word that, in religious contexts, is used as a name for the Devil). It was also partly inspired by Leo Tolstoy's "War and Peace" (1869). "The Wheel of Time" is notable for its length, detailed imaginary world, well-developed magic system, and large . The eighth through fourteenth books each reached number one on the "New York Times" Best Seller list. After its completion, the series was nominated for a Hugo