What was the importance of jethro tull’s invention?
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The following is an imaginary interview of the sort which I do several times a day at the peak of promotional activity, and where the most common topics eat up valuable time, thereby reducing the number of interesting and original questions and answers which might have been fitted in.
How did you get the name Jethro Tull?
Back in February, 1968, we had many different names which usually changed every week, since we were so bad that we had to pretend to be some new band in order to get re-booked in the clubs where we aspired to find fame and fortune. Our agent, who had studied History at college, came up with the name Jethro Tull (an eighteenth century English agricultural pioneer who invented the seed drill). That was the band name during the week in which London’s famous Marquee Club offered us the Thursday night residency. So it stuck. Is it too late to change? I thought so.
Who are the current band members?
Ian Anderson, on flute, vocals and acoustic guitar. Florian Opahle on Electric guitar. Scott Hammond on drums. John O’Hara on keyboards and David Goodier on bass. Wi
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Jethro Tull (agriculturist)
English agricultural pioneer, 1674–1741
For the British rock band, see Jethro Tull (band).
Jethro Tull | |
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| Born | 1674 Basildon, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 21 February 1741(1741-02-21) (aged 66) Prosperous Farm, Shalbourne, Berkshire, England |
| Resting place | St Bartholomew's Church, Lower Basildon, Berkshire, England[1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Agricultural reforms and inventions, such as the seed drill and horse-drawn hoe |
Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 – 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 that economically sowed the seeds in neat rows, and later developed a horse-drawn hoe. Tull's methods were adopted by many landowners and helped to provide the basis for modern agriculture.
Biography
Tull was born, probably in Basildon, Berkshire, to Jethro Tull and his wife Dorothy, daughter of Thomas Buckeridge, of Basildon and E
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Scientist of the Day - Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull, an English agricultural reformer, was baptized Mar. 30, 1674. Tull has traditionally been hailed as a key figure in the launching of the English agricultural revolution; in fact, in older literature, it is often said that the revolution began with the publication of Tull's book, The Horse-hoeing Industry (1731). Tull invented a horse-drawn seed drill (second image above) that allowed crops to be planted in rows, so they could be more easily weeded, and this is said to have been a key element in the mechanization of agriculture. However, it has been recently argued that the agricultural revolution owed little to farm machinery, being more the result of land enclosure, the institution of a four-crop rotation system, and the development of selective animal breeding. Tull lobbied against crop rotation, was opposed to letting fields lie fallow or be planted with clover to recover their fertility, and campaigned against the use of manure as a fertilizer (he said manure carries too many weeds). Tull maint
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