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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instanceOf English-language book ⓘ
book translation ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
scientific literature ⓘ
associatedWith Georgius Agricola ⓘ
Herbert Hoover ⓘ
Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ
basedOn De Re Metallica ⓘ
surface form: De re metallica
basedOnAuthor Georgius Agricola ⓘ
classification classic work in mining literature ⓘ
contains glossary of technical terms ⓘ
index ⓘ
countryOfPublication United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
field history of science ⓘ
history of technology ⓘ
metallurgical engineering ⓘ
mining engineering ⓘ
format printed book ⓘ
genre technical treatise ⓘ
hasEdition Dover reprint edition ⓘ
hasIllustrations yes ⓘ
hasPrefaceBy Herbert Hoover ⓘ
Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ
impact standard English reference for Agricola’s De re metallica ⓘ
includes woodcut illustrations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor extensive technical footnotes ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form: London

New York ⓘ
publicationYear 1912 ⓘ
publisher The Mining Magazine ⓘ
subject metallurgy ⓘ
mining ⓘ
timePeriodCovered Renaissance mining practices ⓘ
timeRequiredForTranslation about 5 years ⓘ
title De Re Metallica ⓘ
translator Herbert Hoover ⓘ
Lou Henry Hoover ⓘ
usedIn historical studies of metallurgy ⓘ
historical studies of mining ⓘ

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Lou Henry → notableWork → Translation of De Re Metallica ⓘ
subject surface form: Lou Henry Hoover