Translation of De Re Metallica
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Translation of De Re Metallica is an English rendition of Georgius Agricola’s seminal 16th-century treatise on mining and metallurgy, produced by Lou Henry Hoover and her husband Herbert Hoover.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Translation of De Re Metallica canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English-language book
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book translation ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ scientific literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Georgius Agricola
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Herbert Hoover ⓘ Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ |
| basedOn |
De Re Metallica
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surface form:
De re metallica
|
| basedOnAuthor | Georgius Agricola ⓘ |
| classification | classic work in mining literature ⓘ |
| contains |
glossary of technical terms
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index ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
history of science
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history of technology ⓘ metallurgical engineering ⓘ mining engineering ⓘ |
| format | printed book ⓘ |
| genre | technical treatise ⓘ |
| hasEdition | Dover reprint edition ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy |
Herbert Hoover
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Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ |
| impact | standard English reference for Agricola’s De re metallica ⓘ |
| includes | woodcut illustrations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive technical footnotes
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first complete English translation of De re metallica ⓘ historical commentary on mining practices ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| originalWorkPublicationYear | 1556 ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | over 600 pages ⓘ |
| publicationPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
New York ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| publisher | The Mining Magazine ⓘ |
| subject |
metallurgy
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mining ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Renaissance mining practices ⓘ |
| timeRequiredForTranslation | about 5 years ⓘ |
| title | De Re Metallica ⓘ |
| translator |
Herbert Hoover
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Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical studies of metallurgy
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historical studies of mining ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Lou Henry Hoover