Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 63 Sepúlveda, Christóvam Ayres de Magalhães 1857 1930 Sepúlveda, Cristovão Aires de Magalhães Sepulveda, Christovam Ayres de Magalhaes Sepulveda, Cristovao Aires de Magalhaes Manuel da Maya e os engenheiros militares portugueses no Terramoto de 1755 Reading ease score: 51.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Rita Farinha and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by National Library of Portugal (Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal).) "Manuel da Maya e os engenheiros militares portugueses no Terramoto de 1755" by Christovam Ayres is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the role of military engineers, particularly Manuel da Maya, in the reconstruction of Lisbon following the devastating earthquake of 1755. It delves into the engineering and architectural innovations applied during this critical period and highlights the contributions of various key figures involved in the city's restoration. The opening of this work introduces the historical context surrounding the 1755 earthquake and sets the stage for a detailed discourse on the post-disaster reconstruction efforts. It describes the devastation wrought upon Lisbon and the necessity for immediate action to restore the city, emphasizing the significance of urban planning and architectural standards influenced by emerging scientific principles of the time. The text mentions notable engineers, including Eugenio dos Santos and Carlos Mardel, elaborating on their plans and methodologies that shaped the new urban landscape of Lisbon, highlighting the careful considerations taken to develop a city more resilient to future earthquakes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) pt Lisbon Earthquake, Portugal, 1755 Maia, Manuel da, -1768 DP Text PT História PT Ciência e Técnica Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 147071 146815 2024-10-08T10:50:08.374315 2023-09-08T11:51:49.481739 text/html text/html 147064 146808 2024-10-08T10:50:08.603330 2023-09-08T11:51:49.617727 text/html text/html 165427 2024-10-08T10:50:15.491307 application/epub+zip 166281 2024-10-08T10:50:12.590320 application/epub+zip 113944 2024-10-08T10:50:11.245305 application/epub+zip 405504 2024-10-08T10:50:17.523271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396834 2024-10-08T10:50:14.646305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135980 2022-09-09T06:56:58.182975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134541 134336 2024-10-08T10:50:08.105341 2023-09-08T11:51:49.304848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 132550 2007-04-24T08:52:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50218 2007-04-24T08:53:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19676 2024-10-08T10:50:17.753281 application/rdf+xml 27278 2024-10-08T10:50:11.807304 image/jpeg 4864 2024-10-08T10:50:11.527297 image/jpeg 165535 2024-10-08T10:50:08.617374 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog