Important Inventions from the 1700's until the 1900's By dleheron Period: Feb 16, 1700 to Feb 16, 1900 Inventions Feb 17, 1701 1701 Jethro Tull invented the horsedrawn hoe with seed drill Feb 17, 1730 1730 the four-crop rotation system used for farming Feb 17, 1767 1767 - James Hargreaves' spinning jenny produced eight threads instead of one Feb 17, 1782 1782 James Watt invented the rotary steam engine Feb 16, 1785 1785 Edmund Cartwright made a power loom for weaving Feb 16, 1790 1790 The spinning mule used in factories, especially for cotton Feb 17, 1801 1801-10 most enclosures of land were made Feb 16, 1813 1813 first publicised used of fertiliser Feb 17, 1825 1825 first railway built - from Stockton to Darlington Feb 16, 1836 First successful combine harvester
