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Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica Translated From The First Latin Edition Of 1556 With Biographical Introduction, Annotations And Appendices Upon The Development Of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Proce

Georgius Agricola De Re Metallica Translated From The First Latin Edition Of 1556 With Biographical Introduction, Annotations And Appendices Upon The Development Of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Proce

Herbert Hoover

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2020
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Historia general y mundial
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9789354219061
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Georgius Agricola’s De Re Metallica stands as a vivid manual of extraction and craft from the heart of sixteenth century industry. Mines taught Europe its industry. This historical mining treatise, translated from the first Latin edition of 1556 and prepared by Herbert Hoover, offers technical clarity and human detail: the tools, shafts and workflows of miners, the chemistry behind smelting, and the empiricism that seeded the history of geology. It maps early mining techniques and surveys metallurgical processes history with a precision rarely found in contemporary sources, while tracing mineralogy development and the practical law that governed quarry and pit. Accessible prose and painstaking annotation make it of immediate appeal to curious readers and to specialists seeking a primary academic research resource.Regarded as a cornerstone of Renaissance Europe science and one of the indispensable ancient technology books, De Re Metallica also functions as a mining law reference and a record of how industrial knowledge matured in the sixteenth century. Its biographical introduction and scholarly annotations put Agricola among late-medieval artisans and early modern natural philosophers, while appendices chart the development of mining methods and metallurgical processes and illuminate milestones in the history of geology and mineralogy development. As one of the notable works of Herbert Hoover it pairs biography with scholarship to place Agricola in context without diminishing the original voice. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual readers and classic literature collectors this collector’s classic edition bridges past craft and modern understanding, serving both as a readable introduction to early mining techniques and as a long-lasting academic research resource for libraries, restoration projects, institutional collections and curious private scholars.

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