Brindley, J.

Japanese: Brindley,J.(英語表記)BrindleyJ
Brindley, J.

…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.

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Japanese:

…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。…

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