Growth Of Science And Technology 1700-1740
Seventeen hundred to seventeen hundred and forty is not very well known for its technological feats. The science world was still in shock and adjusting to the publishing of calculus and laws of motion by Sir Isaac Newton in 1666. One might say that it was the calm before the storm of the nineteenth century, but that does not mean that nothing happened.
During this time period a few key developments that led to further growth did occur: the seed drill, a steam engine, the mercury thermometer, among others.
In 1701, the seed drill was invented by a lawyer/farmer named Jethro Tull. Prior to the seed drill all seeds had to be planted by hand, either by manually making a hole and planting it, or by randomly scattering seeds on the ground. The seed drill was famous for enabling a farmer to sow seeds in uniform rows and cover up the seed in the rows. The first prototype seed drill was built from the foot pedals of Jethro Tull's local church organ (Jethro Tull (1674 1740)).
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