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To: Scoutmaster

The plow is not a single invention.

A scratch plow is very different indeed in its use and effects from a moldboard plow.

Improvements in plows and harnessing methods during and after the Middle Ages took plowing from a process requiring six oxen to one requiring a single horse.


30 posted on 06/17/2014 12:28:48 PM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins all the battles. Reality wins all the wars.)
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To: Sherman Logan
The introduction to the list talks about "perfecting workable designs."

With respect to the plow, the description talks about prehistoric use and says "improvements in the plow's design made farming so efficient that people could harvest far more food than they needed to survive.

I agree with you, and assume the authors of the list agree with you about the plow not being a single invention.

45 posted on 06/17/2014 4:03:05 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (Bring back the sash!)
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