If it is the size of a double measure, the bergmeister grants the right of mining it to him who. Ex libris royal college of physicians of edinburgh. It met well with his interest in natural, mineralbased remedies. The german mineralogist and writer on mining georgius agricola 14941555 is a major figure in the history of technology. Agricolas first book on the subject of mining, a description of the ore mountains erzgebirge silver mining district. This dialogue, which has been called the first attempt to reduce to scientific order the knowledge won by practical work, contained an approving letter from erasmus at the beginning of the book. The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance. Agricola studied not only their ailments but also their life, labor, and equipment. There are indications that he owned a share in a silver mine. Jahrhunderts florian steger, medizinische streitkultur im 16. Georgius agricola march 24, 1494 november 21, 1555. Rare leipzig printing of agricolas first book devoted to mining, a pioneer delineation of mining and metallurgy dsb, and of particular interest to the study of occupational diseases. Georg bauer, better known as georgius agricola, was born in saxony, germany, attended the university of leipzig from 1514 to 1518, and then taught greek and latin, first at the municipal school in zwickau and then as a lecturer at leipzig.
Froben, 1546 infolio containing 487, 49 pages 1 offtext map page 146. Indeed, the subject of mining is a very exten sive one, and onevery difficult to explain. 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. Agricolas first book on the subject of mining, a description. 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. Agricola was now a wellknown author, and he indefatigably sustained his reputation with a flow of important books. 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. Georgius agricola, whose real name was georg bauer, was born at glachau in saxony on march 24, 1494. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The success of this pioneer delineation of mining and metallurgy was assured by erasmus, who contributed a letter of recommendation. Interpretatio germanica vocum rei metallicae, addito indice foecundissimo. Georgius agricola project gutenberg selfpublishing. Pawn stars, rare books, sir isaac newton, history of science. These years shaped the rest of his life and provided the subject matter for most of his books, beginning with bermannus.
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