The work of the chemnitz scientist from the year 1557 signals the dawn of mining science. Soon, the two had recruited hetfields friend and housemate ron mcgovney to play bass, dave mustaine to play lead guitar, and taken the name. Dec 07, 2014 2014 reprint of original 1950 edition. 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 1556. The work gives an overview of everything that has to do with the mining industry.
Metallicas official music video for enter sandman, from the album metallica. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document. Our members are dedicated and scrupulous professionals who endeavor to maximize the value of your minerals exploration efforts. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with. Nov 14, 2011 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556. The original contributions of agricola in his book iii were, firstly, that rocks containing ore were older than the ore they contained. 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. 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 agricolas large circle of friends informed of the latters activities. Published in 1556, it was illustrated with woodcuts based on onsite drawings by the artist basilius wefring for contemporary artist justin berry, the most fascinating features of the book are.
The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola. 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 agricolas. The book remained the authoritative text on mining for 180 years after its publication. Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respectively, of the original volume. First there is philosophy, that he may discern the origin, cause, and nature of subterranean things. It was a blur of social activity from dawn to dusk and back again, and i would meet literally everyone in copenhagen, from ken anthony to lars childhood mate who ran the airport i was reliably informed that if i ever had any problem with anything, saidfriend would sort it out, and trust me, i knew that if i wanted to ride an elephant through the terminal whilst wearing a suit of. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to. Metallicas official music video for now that were dead, from the album hardwired. Baueragricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing. First edition of thede re metallica by agricola, one of the first technological books of modern times, illustrated with 273 woodcuts. Agricola wrote his book in the scholarly language of that time, latin.
To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. It has been made available through the kind permission of honorable herbert c. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. It has been made avail able through the kind permission of honor able herbert c. Mar 19, 2012 metallicas official music video for enter sandman, from the album metallica. The increased european demand for metals that came with the revival of trade in the late middle ages saw a corresponding growth in the european mining industry, which developed to an advanced state in the metalrich regions of saxony, austria. That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. The miners bible cim magazine canadian institute of mining. Nov 17, 2016 metallicas official music video for now that were dead, from the album hardwired. Baueragricola had died the previous year, and had in fact completed writing the work several years before that. The delay is thought to be due to the books many woodcuts. All 289 of the original woodcuts are reproduced in this reprint of the 1912 edition, offering students of the period, commercial artists, engineers, metallurgists, and even curious general readers an unforgettable picture of the first age of technology.
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 technical printing as well. 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. The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance. Like many learned men of the time, he adopted a latinized version of his original name, georg bauer which translates as george farmer or george peasant. The work is a systematic, illustrated treatise on mining and extractive metallurgy. There are no footnotes in the original text, and mr. Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Born in the small town of glauchau, in the electorate of saxony of the holy roman empire, he was broadly educated, but took a particular interest in the mining and refining of metals. 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 bands fast tempos, instrumentals and aggressive musicianship made them one of the founding big four bands of thrash metal, alongside megadeth, anthrax and slayer.
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