agricultural revolution

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agricultural revolution: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Date	c. 1700 - c. 1850
Location	Durham • Norfolk • United Kingdom • England
Context	Industrial Revolution

Topics

origins of agriculture crop rotation Norfolk four-course system crop breeding

Key People

Arthur Young

English writer

Jethro Tull, detail of an oil painting by an unknown artist; in the collection of the Royal Society for Agriculture, London

Jethro Tull

British agronomist and inventor