01954cam a22003733u 4500 38015 UtSlPG 20260610133851.0 m cr n 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 TN Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555 De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2011 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_re_metallica Release date is 2011-11-14 Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Stephen H. Sentoff and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola" is a technical treatise published posthumously in 1556. This comprehensive work catalogues Renaissance-era mining, refining, and smelting methods, remaining the authoritative mining text for 180 years. Featuring 292 detailed woodcut illustrations, it documented German mining technology—the most advanced of its time—making specialized knowledge accessible across Europe through Latin publication and practical diagrams that allowed readers to replicate cutting-edge techniques. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Zoology -- Pre-Linnaean works Metallurgy -- Early works to 1800 Mineral industries -- Early works to 1800 Paleontology -- Early works to 1800 Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38015 78855 78855