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Jacob Leupold Quotes

1674–1727 Germany

Jacob Leupold (1674–1727) was a German physicist, scientist, mathematician, instrument maker, mining commissioner and an engineer. He wrote the important and popular book Theatrum Machinarum Generale, ("The General Theory of Machines") which was published in 1727.

Germany
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Physicists

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I had not only opportunity of seeing how different things have been made, but also manual work made me strong.

Most often it is the case that people know that something big can be manipulated with it [i.e., the screw], but not how and in what way it is connected to time, and that untold time, and finally such force of machines, wheels, and shafts is necessary as cannot be produced nor be had.

Jacob Leupold (1724)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jacob Leupold (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.