Beck, T.

Japanese: Beck,T.(英語表記)BeckT
Beck, T.

…Although it does not have many topics, it is well-considered historically, and was translated into various languages, becoming the starting point for subsequent research into the history of technology. Research progressed particularly in Germany in the 19th century, and in 1899 Theodor Beck (1839-1917) wrote “History of Machines” which set a typical example. This work begins with Heron of Alexandria, and introduces ancient books by Vitruvius, Cato the Elder, Biringuccio, G. Agricola, G. Cardano, Jacques Besson, Agostino Ramelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and others from the 15th and 16th centuries with modern illustrations, and ends with Watt's steam engine. It was a specialized book on the history of technology that went beyond the previous stories of invention. …

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…項目数は多くはないが,歴史的配慮が行き届いており,各国語に訳されてその後の技術史研究の出発点となった。19世紀にはとくにドイツで研究が進み,1899年にはベックTheodor Beck(1839‐1917)が《機械技術史》を書いて一つの典型を示した。これはアレクサンドリアのヘロンから始めて,ウィトルウィウス,大カトーなどの古代の書物,ビリングッチョ,G.アグリコラ,G.カルダーノ,ベッソンJacques Besson,ラメリAgostino Ramelli,レオナルド・ダ・ビンチその他の15~16世紀の技術書を近代的な図版を入れて紹介しつつ,ワットの蒸気機関に至るもので,それまでの発明物語にとどまらない専門的な技術史の書物であった。…

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