1870s: Misc

the incorrect climatological theory that "rain follows the plow" was promoted in the 1870s to justify the settlement of the arid Great Plains of the American West?
geologist Amund Helland published pioneering works on glacial erosion and the role of glaciers in the formation of valleys, fjords and lakes in the mid 1870s?
Orlov trotters (pictured) were the fastest racing horses of Europe until they were superseded by American standardbreds in the 1870s?

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Decades:	1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s
Centuries:	18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Title	Series	Date	Media	Notes	Image
Martyr "Five hundred years earlier..."	New Frontier	1874	novel

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