draisienne

Japanese: draisienne
draisienne

…However, it has been discovered that Sibrac is a fictional character, and that a celerifere was a large horse-drawn carriage at the time. Recently, the theory that the German Karl von Drais (1785-1851) was the father of the bicycle has become more popular. Drais is said to have invented the two-wheeled vehicle in 1813, and in 1818 he obtained a patent in France, where it was called the draisienne. This bicycle was made mostly of wood and was a simple kick-type, but it proved to be faster than a human, so it was introduced to England and became popular. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし,シブラックは,架空の人物であり,セレリフェールとは,当時大型馬車のことであったことが判明し,最近は,ドイツのドライスKarl von Drais(1785‐1851)をもって自転車の始祖とする説が有力になってきた。ドライスが二輪車を発明したのは1813年といわれ,18年にフランスで特許を得,ドライジーネdraisienneの名で呼ばれた。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。…

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