Edgeworth, R.

Japanese: Edgeworth,R.(英語表記)EdgeworthR
Edgeworth, R.

...Its origins lie in the monthly colloquies held in 1765 by Matthew Boulton, a fastener manufacturer, E. Darwin (grandfather of C. Darwin), educator William Small, and American Franklin. Potter Wedgwood, steam engine developer Watt, chemical industry pioneer James Keir, Edgeworth, inventor of the carriage shock absorber, and gas chemistry pioneer J. Priestley joined the group, and they produced many new ideas and theories through mutual enlightenment. However, they supported the French Revolution and American independence, and strongly advocated the emancipation of slaves. As a result, they incurred the backlash of local residents, who caused them to suffer obstacles such as the burning of Priestley's house, and the group naturally died out in the early 19th century. ...

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…その発端は1765年に締め金具の製造者ボールトンMatthew Boultonと医師E.ダーウィン(C.ダーウィンの祖父),教育者スモールWilliam Smallがアメリカ人フランクリンとともに催した月例談話会にある。これに陶器業者ウェッジウッド,蒸気機関の開発者ワット,化学工業の開拓者キアJames Keir,馬車の緩衝装置を発明したエッジワースRichard Edgeworth,それに気体化学の先駆者J.プリーストリーが加わり,相互啓発によって多数の新くふうや理論を生みだした。しかし彼らはフランス革命とアメリカ独立を支持し,奴隷解放を力説するなど,革新的政治姿勢を示したため,地元民の反発を買い,プリーストリー邸焼打ちなどの妨害を加えられ,19世紀初頭には自然消滅した。…

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