JORGE JUAN
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:45 pm
Jorge Juan y Santacilia (Novelda, Alicante, 5 January 1713 – Madrid, 21 June 1773) was a Spanish mariner, mathematician, natural scientist, astronomer, engineer, and educator. He is generally regarded as one of the most important scientific figures of the Enlightenment in Spain. As a military officer, he undertook sensitive diplomatic missions for the Spanish crown and contributed to the modernization and professionalization of the Spanish Navy. In his lifetime, he came to be known as el sabio español ("the Spanish savant"). His career as a public servant constitutes an important chapter in the Bourbon Reforms of the 18th century.
The Marquess of Ensenada then put him in charge of all naval construction. Juan established his own system of shipbuilding, approved by the authorities in 1752. He carried out major improvements of the military shipyards, including those in Cartagena, Cádiz, Ferrol, and Havana. He implemented a modern industrial system of division of labor among the different disciplines involved in the construction of warships, such as dry-docks, shipyards, furnaces, rigging, and canvas making. Juan also modernized the armaments used by the navy.
The stamp reproduces on the right the portrait of Jorge Juan painted by Rafael Tegeo and on the left an engraving that shows the shipyard Arsenal del Ferrol.
Jorge Juan's work in Ferrol could be summarized in the rectangular design of the Arsenal, open on one side for the entry and exit of boats, dividing it into two differentiated parts: one for industrial application, that is, the construction of boats; and another for military purposes, its weapons.
Spain 1974.15ptas Edifil 2182.Scott 1809.A443
Source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Juan_y_Santacilia
https://archive.org/details/arquitectur ... ew=theater
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/f ... C11991.htm
Mentioned one the topic about the ship El Rayo.Built under the Jorge Juan design
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The Marquess of Ensenada then put him in charge of all naval construction. Juan established his own system of shipbuilding, approved by the authorities in 1752. He carried out major improvements of the military shipyards, including those in Cartagena, Cádiz, Ferrol, and Havana. He implemented a modern industrial system of division of labor among the different disciplines involved in the construction of warships, such as dry-docks, shipyards, furnaces, rigging, and canvas making. Juan also modernized the armaments used by the navy.
The stamp reproduces on the right the portrait of Jorge Juan painted by Rafael Tegeo and on the left an engraving that shows the shipyard Arsenal del Ferrol.
Jorge Juan's work in Ferrol could be summarized in the rectangular design of the Arsenal, open on one side for the entry and exit of boats, dividing it into two differentiated parts: one for industrial application, that is, the construction of boats; and another for military purposes, its weapons.
Spain 1974.15ptas Edifil 2182.Scott 1809.A443
Source.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Juan_y_Santacilia
https://archive.org/details/arquitectur ... ew=theater
https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/f ... C11991.htm
Mentioned one the topic about the ship El Rayo.Built under the Jorge Juan design
viewtopic.php?p=10315&hilit=jorge+juan#p10315