Manuel da Maya and Portuguese military engineers in the 1755 Earthquake
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Manuel da Maya and the Portuguese Military Engineers during the Earthquake of 1755 is a fascinating book by renowned authors Sepúlveda and Christóvam Ayres de Magalhães. This work details the ordeal of Manuel da Maia and his fellow engineers in the aftermath of the great Lisbon earthquake of 1755. The authors detail the reconstruction of the city after the disaster, military construction strategies, and engineering solutions designed to prevent similar tragedies in the future. This book is not only a fascinating scientific essay, but at the same time a fascinating educational novel, which step by step unfolds before the reader the complex history of this terrible natural phenomenon and the great human spirit in the fight against it.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Christóvam Ayres de Magalhães Sepúlveda
- Language
- Португальська
- Release date
- 2006-08-03
- Title
- Manuel da Maya e os engenheiros militares portugueses no Terramoto de 1755
- Subject
- DP
Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755
Maia, Manuel da, -1768
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