That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Dec 07, 2014 2014 reprint of original 1950 edition. Published for the translators by the mining magazine, salisbury house, london. Georgius agricola, german scholar and scientist known as the father of mineralogy. The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with bio. Nov 14, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. This book, published in 1556, is an overview of everything that is associated with the mining industry. This book is one of the most important and greatest scientific classics. It opens with a dedication to his patrons, the dukes maurice and august of saxony, and with a fourpage eulogy in latin verse by his lifelong friend georg fabricius 15161571 who kept agricola s. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized techniques of the many branches of mining, and the first to provide a realistic history of mining from antiquity to the midsixteenth century. The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance. The original contributions of agricola in his book iii were, firstly, that rocks containing ore were older than the ore they contained. It starts with an amazing account by agricola of why mining is a virtuous activity, one he explcitly.
Join us as we take a look through mits rare book collection, including. That the appearance ofthis work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. It has been made avail able through the kind permission of honor able herbert c. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Good text, solid binding, presentation label inside cover.
Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume. It is a monument of the technical ingenuity of the past. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556 work on mining was the first based on field research and observation and the methods of modern science. The book was published in 1556 by georgius agricola. Biringuccio was essentially a metalworker, and his book dealt with smelting, refining, and assay methods methods for determining the metal content of ores and covered metal casting, molding, core making, and the production of such commodities as cannons and castiron cannonballs. This book on mining and metals has beautiful woodcut illustrations. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical.
Bauer agricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing the work several years before that. Basically all the shown equipment was current until few decades ago. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 by herbert hoover and lou henry hoover in 1912. Patent office deposit collection library of congress. The work is a systematic, illustrated treatise on mining and extractive metallurgy. Bauer agricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing. Born in 1494, he received a classical education at the universities of germany and italy, graduating from leipzig in 1518. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized techniques of the many branches of mining, and the first to provide a realistic history of mining. Agricola, georg, 14941555,hoover, herbert, 18741964. The delay is thought to be due to the books many woodcuts. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556. The delay is thought to be due to the book s many woodcuts. Illustrated with 289 finely crafted woodcut illustrations, it was one of the most beautifully illustrated books produced in the first century of printing, and immediately became one of the landmarks of early scientific and.
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