Macmillan, K. (English spelling)

Japanese: Macmillan,K.(英語表記)MacmillanK
Macmillan, K. (English spelling)

…This bicycle was made mostly of wood and was a simple kick-type, but it proved to be faster than humans, so it was introduced to England and became popular. The first pedal-type bicycle was invented in 1939 by Kirkpatrick Macmillan of Scotland, and it was rear-wheel driven by a rod and crank. Around 1961, Pierre Michaux and others in France invented a pedal-type bicycle with a crank attached directly to the front wheel. …

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Japanese:

…この自転車はほとんどの部分は木製で,単純な足けり式であったが,人間よりも速いことを立証したので,イギリスにも渡って流行した。ペダル式の最初の自転車は,39年にスコットランドのマクミランKirkpatrick Macmillanによって発明されたが,これはロッドとクランクによる後輪駆動であった。61年ころフランスのミショーPierre Michauxらはペダル式でクランクが前輪に直接固定されている自転車を発明した。…

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