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Giuseppe Antonio Borgnis and His Handbook of Machine Designs

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Giuseppe Antonio Borgnis (1781–1863) was an Italian University professor, who contributed to TMM developments both in theory and practice through his teaching, professional activity, and publications. In this paper, his significant 9-volume handbook of machines, which included the first technical dictionary of terminology, is presented with an illustrative approach.

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  1. University of Cassino and South Latium, Cassino, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

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  1. Chemical, Management, Informatics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Francesco Sorge

  2. Chemical, Management, Informatics and Mechanical Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Giuseppe Genchi

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Ceccarelli, M. (2016). Giuseppe Antonio Borgnis and His Handbook of Machine Designs. In: Sorge, F., Genchi, G. (eds) Essays on the History of Mechanical Engineering. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 31. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22680-4_2

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