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Agriculture
- 1627: Publication of first experiments in Water desalination and filtration by Sir Francis Bacon (15611626).
- 1701: Seed drill improved by Jethro Tull (16741741).
- 18th century: of the horse-drawn hoe and scarifier by Jethro Tull[2][3][4]
- 1780s: Selective breeding and artificial selection pioneered by Robert Bakewell (17251795).
- 1842: Superphosphate or chemical fertilizer developed by John Bennet Lawes (18141900).
- 1850s: Steam-driven ploughing engine invented by John Fowler (18261864).
- 1901: First commercially successful light farm-tractor invented by Dan Albone (18601906).
- 1930s onwards: Developments in dairy farming systems pioneered by Rex Paterson (19021978).
Jethro Tull, improved the seed drill in 1701
Ceramics
- 1748: Fine porcelain developed by Thomas Frye (c. 1710-1762), of Bow porcelain factory, London. Cf. Frye's rivals at Chelsea porcelain factory.
- 1770s: Jasperware developed by Josiah Wedgwood (17301795).
- 1789-1793: Bone china created by Josiah Spode (1733-1797).
- 1813: Ironstone china invented by Charles James Mason (1791-1856).
Clock making
- Anglo-Saxon times: a unique type of candle clock invented by King Alfred the Great of Wessex. It utilized six candles which were made from 72 pennyweights of wax and were 12 inches tall and of equal thickness. Each candle had one inch markings which represented a block of time and burned away every four hours. The candles were placed in wooden cases with horn panels.
- c. 1657: Anchor escapement probably invented by Robert Hooke (16351703).
- c. 1657: Balance spring added to balance wheel by Robert Hooke (16351703).
- c. 1722: Grasshopper escapement invented by John Harrison (16931776); Harrison created the H1, H2, H3 & H4 watches (to solve the longitude measurement problem).
- c. 1726: Gridiron pendulum invented by John Harrison (16931776).
- c. 1755: Lever escapement, the greatest single improvement ever applied to pocket watches, invented by Thomas Mudge (17151794).
- 1761: First true Marine chronometer perfected by John Harrison (16931776).
- 1923: Self-winding watch invented by John Harwood (18931964).
- 1955: First accurate atomic clock invented by Louis Essen (19081997).
- 1976: Coaxial escapement mechanism invented by George Daniels (19262011).
Anchor escapement, c. 1657
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