Georg Andreas Böckler

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Georg Andreas Böckler (1644-1698), 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.

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• a webpage with illustrations of fountains from Architecturea Curiosa Nova Pars Tertia
• online text of Theatrum machinarum novum