De re metallica agricola pdf

Since this is the only english translation, it is likely to. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. 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. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. Publication was delayed, however, until the illustrations that supplement and ornament the work were completed. 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.

The work is a systematic, illustrated treatise on mining and extractive metallurgy. Join us as we take a look through mits rare book collection, including. Agricola wrote his book in the scholarly language of that time, latin. 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. Article pdf available in annals royal college of physicians and surgeons of canada 27.

The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola. Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume. This year has been designated agricola year, to celebrate in various ways the 500th anniversary of the birth of georginus agricola. 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. That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with. Translated from the first latin edition of ss6 with. The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola bauer and agricola being respectively the german and latin words. Long technology and culture, volume 44, number 1, january 2003, pp. In fact, he and his wife, lou henry hoover, both majored in geology at stanford university. Before entering public service, herbert hoover was a successful and wealthy mining engineer. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various specialized techniques of the many branches of mining, and. Baueragricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing the work several years before that.

It has been made avail able through the kind permission of honor able herbert c. This book on mining and metals has beautiful woodcut illustrations. Nov 14, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Georgius agricola, german scholar and scientist known as the father of mineralogy. But he was known to his contemporaries and is known to history as georgius agricola. Internet archive contributor university of california libraries language english. Bauer agricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing the work several years before that. He had taken 20 years to write the book on prospecting, surveying, metallurgy, logistics, mine and smelter construction, mining tools and machinery, and miningrelated health problems.