Grand Trunk Canal

Japanese: Grand Trunk Canal(英語表記)GrandTrunkCanal
Grand Trunk Canal

…In England, where coastal and river navigation was popular, canal construction was slow. However, after the Bridgewater Canal, completed in 1761, was a great success for transporting coal from Worsley to Manchester, canals were dug throughout the country, including Lancashire and the Midlands, which were the centers of the Industrial Revolution. The Grand Trunk Canal (also known as the Trent and Mersey Canal), which linked the Trent Valley in the Midlands with the River Mersey in Lancashire, also connected the Severn and Thames rivers, connecting all major cities by inland waterway transport. Canals were built and operated by companies authorized by law (Figure). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Grand Trunk Canal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…沿岸航行と河川航行が盛んだったイギリスでは,むしろ運河建設は遅かったが,1761年に完成したブリッジウォーター運河が,ワースリーからマンチェスターへの石炭積出用として大成功して以来,産業革命の中心となったランカシャーやミッドランドをはじめ全国に運河が掘られた。ミッドランドのトレント渓谷とランカシャーのマージー川を結ぶ大幹線運河Grand Trunk Canal(別名,トレント・マージー運河)を軸として,セバーン,テムズ両川などとも連絡したので,主要な都市がことごとく内陸水運で結ばれたのである。運河は,法によって許可された会社組織で建設,運営された(図)。…

※「Grand Trunk Canal」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

<<:  Granger laws

>>:  Grand Trianon (English spelling)

Recommend

Winning Sumo Ukinahanabure - Kachizumo Ukinahanabure

Kabuki kyogen. Sewamono. 4 acts. Written by Tsuruy...

Elaeocarpus japonicus (English spelling) Elaeocarpusjaponicus

… [Ken Ogata]. . … *Some of the terminology that ...

Awayuki tofu - Awayuki tofu

〘Noun〙① A special tofu that melts instantly on the...

Crape myrtle - Crape myrtle

A deciduous tree of the Lythraceae family (APG cl...

Pierre Vernier

...It is a supplementary scale that divides the g...

Carrier-based fighter

…(5) All-weather fighter: A fighter equipped with...

Martin Buber

A Jewish thinker born in Vienna. After being a pr...

Carchesium polypinum (English spelling)

...There are several dozen species in this genus,...

Red starfish - A red starfish

...The dorsal plates of the arms are arranged ver...

Karl James Peter Graebe

German organic chemist. Born into a wealthy merch...

Hamburgische Staatsoper (English spelling)

…The first performance was on August 13, 1876, wi...

Freirechtsbewegung

…A revolutionary movement in jurisprudence that a...

Spanish Merino

…They are classified according to the purpose of ...

Double blind test

...In other words, the efficacy and safety for th...

Fulgoridae

...General term for insects of the order Hemipter...