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| English inventor who made agriculture more profitable. Made the Seed Drilling Machine which is used for fertilizing the land. Seed drilling is a horse powered machine which places seeds neatly in rows. Faster than broadcasting seeds(throwing them by hand). |
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| Lord Townshend (Turnip Townshend) |
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| He invented the crop rotation. Crop rotation involves planting four different crops over four years. First, Turnips, then Barley, then Grasses, finally Wheat. Land doesn't have to be left fallowed (unplowed and unseeded) because turnips and clover release nitrogen in the soil. |
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| Invented the flying shuttle in 1733 which made weaving much faster. But it can only be operated in large rooms by one person. |
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| Invented the Spinning Jenny which helps cure the supply of yarn. The Seed drilling machine made it that weavers weave faster than the yarn makers. |
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| Invented cast iron. It's a process where you pour molten iron into a mould to make a product. |
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| Thomas Newcomen/James Watt |
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| They made machines that compress steam (produce energy). Uses the machine to pump the water out of the mines. James Watt is the person who made a steam engine that produces lots of energy while it produce little waste. |
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