hydraulic engineer. Leeghwater was born as Jan Adriaanszoon. Only later did he adopt the name Leeghwater, from laag water or low water. It is not clear...
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invented in Uitgeest, according to the "Haarlemmermeer Boeck" by Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater Quinn, Stephen; Roberds, William (August 2005). "The Big Problem...
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minister of the state of Schleswig-Holstein from 2005 until 2012. Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater, Dutch hydraulic engineer "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein...
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increased to over 170 square kilometres (66 sq mi). In 1643, Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater proposed to dike and drain the lake. Similar schemes, among which...
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In his old age, he became a friend of the hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater who mentioned him as the inventor of the saag molen in his book...
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Windmill reclamation activity began in 1618. Hydraulic engineer Jan Adriaanszoon Leeghwater also had stakes in the reclamation, although he was not directly...
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