Georg Andreas Böckler (c. 1617 – 21 February 1687) was a German

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and

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who wrote ''Architectura Curiosa Nova'' (1664) and ''Theatrum Machinarum Novum'' (1661).

Biography

Born in Cronheim, he was an architect in the city of

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and specialized in hydraulic

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. ''Architectura Curiosa Nova'' was his most important work. It is mainly a book on theory and application of

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for

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, water-jets, garden fountains and well heads with many designs for free-standing fountains. The fourth part includes designs for

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es and

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s. In 1661, Böckler wrote ''Theatrum Machinarum Novum'', an important work on windmills,

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and other

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. Böckler died in

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. His brother Johann Heinrich Boeckler was a polymath.

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References

External links

A webpage with illustrations of fountains from Architecturea Curiosa Nova, Pars TertiaOnline text of Theatrum machinarum novum
* Books on line on the Architectura website: http://architectura.cesr.univ-tours.fr/Traite/Auteur/Bockler.asp?param=en * http://www.theatra.de/repertorium/ed000028.pdf {{DEFAULTSORT:Bockler, Georg Andreas Architects from Nuremberg Engineers from Nuremberg 1610s births 1687 deaths