De Re Metallica

By (author): "Georgius Agricola"
Publish Date: June 1st 1912
De Re Metallica
ISBN0486600068
ISBN139780486600062
AsinDe Re Metallica
Original titleDe Re Metallica
One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556 work on mining was the first based on field research and observation and the methods of modern science. 289 authentic Renaissance woodcuts. Translated by Herbert Hoover. Reprint of English (1912) edition.