The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage. Agricola, georg, 14941555,hoover, herbert, 18741964. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Published for the translators by the mining magazine, salisbury house, london.
That the appearance ofthis work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced. Bauer agricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing. It is a monument of the technical ingenuity of the past. 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. 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. The book was published in 1556 by georgius agricola.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. 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. Bauer agricola 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. That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. 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. Nov 14, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
It starts with an amazing account by agricola of why mining is a virtuous activity, one he explcitly. This book is one of the most important and greatest scientific classics. Good text, solid binding, presentation label inside cover. Copy and paste one of these options to share this book elsewhere. Basically all the shown equipment was current until few decades ago. Patent office deposit collection library of congress. 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. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance.
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. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556. Publication was delayed, however, until the illustrations that supplement and ornament the work were completed. Georgius agricola, german scholar and scientist known as the father of mineralogy. Dec 07, 2014 2014 reprint of original 1950 edition. 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. Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume.
Born in 1494, he received a classical education at the universities of germany and italy, graduating from leipzig in 1518. In addition, it is because it is a new sort of topic for the scholars of that time, a milestone in the. The original contributions of agricola in his book iii were, firstly, that rocks containing ore were older than the ore they contained. The work is a systematic, illustrated treatise on mining and extractive metallurgy. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 by herbert hoover and lou henry hoover in 1912. Link to the book embed a mini book reader 1 page 2 pages open to this page. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with bio. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. The delay is thought to be due to the book s many woodcuts.