The Theater of Hydraulic Machines, Volume II

...the so magnificent constitution of the Holy Roman Empire and its fundamental laws, the academies and schools flourishing in such diversity, the great multitude of such highly learned and experienced people in all faculties, the abundant quantity of curious and useful books, the many artists and arts, along with their diverse inventions—[such as: the discovery of the New World While Columbus sailed for Spain, Leupold likely alludes to German involvement in cartography and navigation, such as Martin Behaim or Martin Waldseemüller., gunpowder, the printing press, the large burning mirrors made of glass, porcelain—which even surpasses that of the Indians original: "Indianische." In the 18th century, "Indian" often referred to East Asian imports, such as Chinese or Japanese porcelain. German porcelain (Meissen) was a point of great national pride.—the pneumatic pump original: "Antlia Pneumatica," referring to the air pump invented by Otto von Guericke in Magdeburg., phosphorus Discovered by Hennig Brand in Hamburg in 1669., and many others, whose benefits would require a whole book to describe]—are living witnesses.

We shall not even mention at this time what has further been invented by the Germans in chemistry, medicine, mathematics, and especially in mechanics and manufacturing, alongside other arts and sciences. To be sure, the arts and sciences did not reach their full flourishing right away, inasmuch as several hundred years ago, due to great plagues original: "Land-Sterben," referring to mass mortality events such as the Black Death., wars, and other such misfortunes, they nearly threatened to fall back into their initial barbarism; however, in the 14th century original: "XIV. Seculo.", under the reign of the highly praiseworthy Roman Emperors from the Archducal House of Austria The Habsburg dynasty., these received a completely new life once more. For these lords, highly renowned for both bravery and wisdom, not only loved, promoted, and protected the arts collectively, but also possessed a precise, indeed thorough, knowledge of them, and even...