John Bailey (farmer)
John Bailey (* 1750 ; † 1819 ) was a Scottish farmer. Towards the end of the 18th century he built the first plow based on mathematical principles, which was also introduced in Germany by Albrecht Daniel Thaer . His writing The Best Possible Plow from 1805 was one of the main foundations of agricultural mechanics in the 19th century.
Works
John Bailey: The best possible plow, based on experience and mathematical principles . Realschulbuchh., Berlin 1805, online in the Internet Archive (original title: An essay on the construction of the plow, deduced from mathematical principles and experiments ).
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SURNAME | Bailey, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish farmer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1750 |
DATE OF DEATH | 1819 |