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Georg Andreas Böckler (c.1617–1687) was a German architect and engineer who wrote Architectura Curiosa Nova (1664) and Theatrum Machinarum Novum (1661).
He was an architect in the city of Nuremberg and specialized in hydraulic architecture. Architectura Curiosa Nova was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of hydrodynamics for fountains, water-jets, garden fountains and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. The fourth part includes designs for grottoes and garden pavilions. In 1661 Böckler wrote Theatrum Machinarum Novum, an important work on windmills, pumps and other hydraulic machines.
Notes
- Various sources give a range of years for Böckler of 1644 to 1698 (the latter being the date of a posthumous publication of one of his works), but other sources give a more precise range, with an approximate birth year of 1617 and a death date of 21 February 1687.
References
- See footnote 2 on page 253 of Hans Gaab, Pierre Leich, Günter Löffladt, ed. (2004). "Johann Christoph Sturm". Acta historica astronomiae. 22. Harri Deutsch Verlag. ISBN 9783817117468.
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External links
- A webpage with illustrations of fountains from Architecturea Curiosa Nova, Pars Tertia
- Online text of Theatrum machinarum novum