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De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola

Agricola, Georg, 1494-1555, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944

Chapter 31: Book II., "earths"--clay, Lemnian earth, chalk, ochre, etc.; Book III.,

Chapters

Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 1912. It has been made available through the kind permission of
Chapter 3 INTRODUCTION.
Chapter 4 1541. Henry was succeeded in 1541 by his Protestant son Maurice, who was
Chapter 5 1881. p. 20.
Chapter 6 BOOK I.
Chapter 7 1. Fluids and gases.
Chapter 8 2. Mineral {
Chapter 9 BOOK II.
Chapter 10 BOOK III.
Chapter 11 BOOK IV.
Chapter 12 29. For further notes see Appendix C.
Chapter 13 BOOK V.
Chapter 14 Book VI.
Chapter 15 BOOK VI.
Chapter 16 BOOK VII.
Chapter 17 BOOK VIII.
Chapter 18 1566. The earliest technical account is that of Father Joseph De Acosta
Chapter 19 1545. He states that refining silver with mercury was introduced at
Chapter 20 Book IX. The German term in the Glossary for _panes ex pyrite_ is
Chapter 21 BOOK IX.[1]
Chapter 22 265. Theognis (6th century B.C.) and Hippocrates (5th century B.C.) are
Chapter 23 introduction of copper could only result deleteriously, except that it
Chapter 24 BOOK X.
Chapter 25 Book VII.
Chapter 26 Book VII, where (p. 220) a table is given showing the Latin and Old
Chapter 27 Book IX, Agricola appears to use the term in this sense himself. After
Chapter 28 BOOK XI.
Chapter 29 BOOK XII.
Chapter 30 Book I. is devoted to mineral characteristics--colour, brilliance,
Chapter 31 Book II., "earths"--clay, Lemnian earth, chalk, ochre, etc.; Book III.,
Chapter 32 Book V., lodestone, bloodstone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, mica, calamine,
Chapter 33 1614. It is our belief that this refers to the 1612 Wittenberg edition
Chapter 34 1550. This was probably an error for either the 1546 or the 1558
Chapter 35 1597. It includes on page 880 a fragment of a work entitled _Oratio de
Chapter 36 part I, _Commentatorium de Mysnia_). _Newe Chronica und Beschreibung des
Chapter 37 1700. We have relied upon Booth's translation, but with some amendments
Chapter 38 1539. On comparing these various editions (to which may be added one
Chapter 39 Introduction jigging sieve, 283
Chapter 40 Book I does not have footnote 24; Book VI does not have footnote 9; Book

Chapter 31: Book II., "earths"--clay, Lemnian earth, chalk, ochre, etc.; Book III.,

"solidified juices"--salt, _nitrum_ (soda and potash), saltpetre, alum, vitriol, chrysocolla, _caeruleum_ (part azurite), orpiment, realgar, and sulphur; Book IV., camphor, bitumen, coal, bituminous shales, amber;

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