Important Inventions from the 1700's until the 1900's

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    Inventions

  • 1701 Jethro Tull invented the horsedrawn hoe with seed drill

    1701 Jethro Tull invented the horsedrawn hoe with seed drill

  • 1730 the four-crop rotation system used for farming

    1730 the four-crop rotation system used for farming

  • 1767 - James Hargreaves' spinning jenny produced eight threads instead of one

    1767 - James Hargreaves' spinning jenny produced eight threads instead of one

  • 1782 James Watt invented the rotary steam engine

    1782 James Watt invented the rotary steam engine

  • 1785 Edmund Cartwright made a power loom for weaving

    1785 Edmund Cartwright made a power loom for weaving

  • 1790 The spinning mule used in factories, especially for cotton

    1790 The spinning mule used in factories, especially for cotton

  • 1801-10 most enclosures of land were made

    1801-10 most enclosures of land were made

  • 1813 first publicised used of fertiliser

    1813 first publicised used of fertiliser

  • 1825 first railway built - from Stockton to Darlington

    1825 first railway built - from Stockton to Darlington

  • First successful combine harvester

    First successful combine harvester