…English aristocrat. Aiming to develop coal on his estate at Worsley in Lancashire, he used engineer James Brindley (1716-72) to complete the first full-scale artificial canal in England (the Bridgewater Canal) to Manchester in 1761, which sparked the “canal mania.” This canal halved the price of coal in Manchester. *Some of the terminology referenced in "Brindley, J." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イギリスの貴族。ランカシャーのワースリーにある所領の石炭開発をめざして,技師ブリンドリーJames Brindley(1716‐72)を使って,マンチェスターに至るイギリス最初の本格的な人工運河(ブリッジウォーター運河)を1761年に完成させ,〈運河狂時代〉を現出させた。この運河により,マンチェスターでの石炭価格は半減した。… ※「Brindley,J.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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