Georgius Agricola De re metallica, tr. from the 1st Latin ed. of 1556, with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy &amp; mining law, from t

Agricola, Georg; Hoover, Herbert; Hoover, Lou Henry

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“…Micrographia is not a manual at all; it is a different genre altogether. A proper contrast is with Agricola's De Re Metallica, a true manual that explains the mining, smelting, and working of metals so expertly that it was translated into German and Italian, and reigned supreme for 180 years as the guide to the mining and processing of metals (Agricola, 1912). De Re Metallica is a detailed description of a complex practice, accompanied by equally detailed explanatory woodcuts.…”

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The Limits of the Rhetorical Analysis of Science

Gross

2016

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The Limits of the Rhetorical Analysis of Science

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2016

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“…[10] Since early times, interventions to prevent these diseases were proposed. In a 1556 publication, Georgius Agricola [11] recommended proper ventilation to remove dust and quoted Pliny (from Roman times) recommending the use of respiratory protection by covering the face with animal bladder-skin to limit exposure to dusts. In the same publication, he vividly describes the grim picture of the impact of silicotuberculosis on young individuals: 'the dust has corrosive qualities, it eats away the lungs, and implants consumption in the body; hence in the mines of the Carpathian Mountains women are found who have married seven husbands, all of whom this terrible consumption has carried off to a premature death' .…”

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Silicosis and silicotuberculosis: Ancient diseases that are still not conquered

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2023

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“…50 GeorgiusAgricola, De Re Metallica, 1556, Hebert Hoover (trans. ), London, 1912 Philip Sidney to Hubert Languet, 1 October 1577, in Philip Sidney and Steuart A.…”

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The Alchemical Patronage of Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley

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<p>This thesis examines the alchemical patronage of Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley (1520-1598), Principal Secretary and later Lord Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. Through an examination of Cecil's surviving papers, along with other primary manuscript and printed works, it places Cecil's patronage of alchemy within the context of both his previous examined patronage and the intellectual context of sixteenth century England. This thesis analyses why Cecil, a key member of government for over fifty years and Elizabeth's most trusted councillor, believed in the legitimacy of alchemical solutions to both national and personal problems. To explain Cecil's trust in alchemy, the thesis focuses first on his understanding of nature. It argues that a belief in alchemical transmutation was an essential consequence of an education that emphasised an Aristotelian understanding of the universe. Cecil was therefore receptive of demonstrations of theoretical as well as practical alchemical knowledge. Through an assessment of Cecil's neglected medical patronage, the thesis also argues that he was amongst the first in England to utilise new alchemically based medical treatments. In his role as Elizabeth's chief minister, Cecil administered a number of alchemical projects intended to support both Crown finances and England's industrial competitiveness. In light of Cecil's integral role in these projects, the thesis contends that he saw alchemy as a legitimate method of addressing both his short and long term policy aims. This thesis therefore both provides a more complete understanding of Cecil's patronage and adds to the limited historiography of alchemy in Elizabethan England.</p>

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Georgius Agricola De re metallica, tr. from the 1st Latin ed. of 1556, with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy & mining law, from t

Cited by 12 publications

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The Limits of the Rhetorical Analysis of Science

The Limits of the Rhetorical Analysis of Science

Silicosis and silicotuberculosis: Ancient diseases that are still not conquered

The Alchemical Patronage of Sir William Cecil, Lord Burghley

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