James Small (inventor)

James Small (inventor)

James Small (1730, Dalkeith, Midlothian - 1793) was a Scottish inventor instrumental in the invention of the modern-style iron swing plough in 1784.

Source: [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst294.html Gazetteer for Scotland]


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