mechanics institutes

Japanese: mechanics institutes(英語表記)mechanicsinstitutes
mechanics institutes

… The Industrial Revolution, which began in England in the mid-18th century, sparked an interest in science among the newly emerging middle and working classes. The Royal Institution, founded in London in 1800, was also established as an institution to spread the results of science and technology among the poor, but in 1824 a movement called mechanics institutes developed. This movement was started to build lecture rooms, laboratories, and libraries where workers could learn about machines and the science that underpins them, and it quickly spread throughout England. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "mechanics institutes" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… 18世紀半ばごろイギリスで始まった産業革命は,新しく起こった中産階級と労働者階級とに科学に対する関心をかきたてた。1800年にロンドンに設立されたローヤル・インスティチューションRoyal Institutionも,〈貧しい人々の間に科学技術の成果を普及する機関〉として設立されたものであったが,24年からは職工講習所mechanics institutes運動なるものが展開する。これは,労働者が機械とその基礎にある科学などを学ぶための講義室,実験室,図書室を建設しようとして始めた運動で,急速にイギリス全土に普及した。…

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