Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553 – 23 March 1613) was a Spanish soldier, painter, musician and inventor.
He was born in Guendulain (Navarre). He is best remembered for the invention of a rudimentary steam-powered water pump for draining mines,[1] for which he was granted a patent by the Spanish monarchy in 1606. He died from a serious illness in Madrid, in 1613.[2]
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- ↑ Davids, Karel & Davids, Carolus A. (2012). Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences: China and Europe Compared, C. 700-1800. Brill. ISBN 9789004233881.
- ↑ es:Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont
- García Tapia, Nicolás, Un inventor navarro: Jerónimo de Ayanz y Beaumont (1553-1613), Gobierno de Navarra. Fondo de Publicaciones 1ª ed., 1ª imp. (09/2001) ISBN 9788423521289
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