During the mid 1800's the use of artificial fertilisers was pioneered by
Jethro Tull
Eli Whitney
Sir John Lawes / Joseph Gilbert
John Deere
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Logarithms were invented by which mathematician in 1617 ? Charles Wheatstone
David Brewster
John Napier
Robert Hooke
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| Who invented the steel plough, which revolutionised agriculture, in 1837, Jethro Tull
Eli Whitney
Sir John Lawes / Joseph Gilbert
John Deere
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In 1793 the cotton gin, which separated seed from cotton fibre, was invented by Jethro Tull
Eli Whitney
Sir John Lawes / Joseph Gilbert
John Deere
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| The miners lamp, which saved many miners lives, was invented in 1815 by Christian Huygens
Charles Mackintosh
Rev William Lee
Sir Humphry Davy
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In 1826 who invented a reaper with reciprocating knife and a rotary sweep, improving harvesting ? Rev Patrick Bell
Rev William Lee
Dan Albone
John Deere
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| The Stocking Frame was invented by which Englishman in 1598 ? Jethro Tull
Rev William Lee
Jethro Tull
Sir Humphry Davy
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Which Englishman invented the seed drill, which revolutionised agriculture in 1701 ? Jethro Tull
Rev William Lee
Dan Albone
Sir Humphry Davy
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| In 1904, Dan Albone produced the Ivel, the first commercially available British what ? Milking Machine
Combine Harvester
Seed Drill
Tractor
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Designing the tractor and implement as an integral unit was pioneered in the 1930's by John Deere
Eli Whitney
Dan Albone
Harry Ferguson
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