The book contains a wealth of material on alluvial mining, alchemy, silver refining, smelting, surveying, timbering, nitric acid making and hundreds of other aspects of medieval mining practice. Before entering public service, herbert hoover was a successful and. Lewis was appointed to the interstate commerce commission the same year. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556. Reprinted in 20 with the help of original edition published long back1950. The presidency of herbert hoover began on march 4, 1929, and ended on march 4, 1933, when franklin d. Before entering public service, herbert hoover was a successful and wealthy mining engineer. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Illustrated with 289 finely crafted woodcut illustrations, it was one of the most beautifully illustrated books produced in the first century of printing, and immediately became one of the landmarks of early scientific and technical printing as well. If there wasnt, she wanted to use her knowledge of latin to create one. In fact, he and his wife, lou henry hoover, both majored in geology at stanford university. It has been made avail able through the kind permission of honor able herbert c. The great depression, 19291941, and fishing for fun and to wash you soul, and more on. Translated from the first latin edition of 1556 with biographical introduction, annotations and appendices upon the development of mining methods, metallurgical processes, geology, mineralogy and mining law from the earliest times to the 16th century by herbert clark hoover and lou henry hoover.
It opens with a dedication to his patrons, the dukes maurice and august of saxony, and with a fourpage eulogy in latin verse by his lifelong friend georg fabricius 15161571 who kept agricolas large circle of friends informed of the latters activities. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Apr 04, 2020 translated from the first latin edition of 1556 by herbert clark hoover and lou henry hoover. During i8o years it was not superseded as the textbook and guide to miners and metallurgists, for until schliiters great work onmetallurgy in. Mar 12, 2020 over a period of time, cirker convinced hoover to do it. Roosevelt was inaugurated as 32nd president of the united states. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Dec 07, 2014 2014 reprint of original 1950 edition. Publication date 1950 topics metallurgy, mineral industries publisher new york, dover publications.
The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance. Hoover was named secretary of commerce by president harding, and ernest i. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available. However, until the early years of the twentieth century, the book was only available in the original latin version, affordable by only wealthy collectors and institutions, and readable only by those who knew latin. 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. First edition in english of this lavishly illustrated landmark scientific work, one of the first technological books of modern times, translated, with annotations, by the 31st president of the united states, herbert hoover, and his wife. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library.
Over a period of time, cirker convinced hoover to do it. Signed by herbert hoover to cut sheet tipped onto first endpaper. That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. Join us as we take a look through mits rare book collection, including. It pg viii is devoted to animals which live underground, at least part of the time, but is not a very effective basis of either geologic or zoologic classification. This first edition by georgius agricola, herbert hoover is available at bauman rare books. July 27 president hoover forwards a statement to the. In 1912, the book was translated by hebert hoover, future president of the u. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and. See all books authored by herbert hoover, including the memoirs of herbert hoover. Hoover graduated from stanford in1895 with a degree in geology and during the years before the start of world war one worked as. There are no footnotes in the original text, and mr. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Herbert hoover books list of books by author herbert hoover. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Timeline of the herbert hoover presidency wikipedia. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. B001kngmqc we ship fastorders received today ship next business day.
Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various. It was translated by future president herbert hoover, a mining engineer, and his wife and future first lady, lou henry hoover. Illustrated with 289 finely crafted woodcut illustrations, it was one of. From the 1912 semifacsimile english translation by herbert clark hoover and. Aug 12, 2016 join us for the second part of this series where we look at president hoovers english translation. Hoover 1874 1944 was a geologist and classical scholar. With a bold, cut hoover signature tipped onto the first endpaper and accompanied by an august 19, 1970 tls from lewis l. The author was georg bauer, whose pen name was the latinized georgius agricola. This book on mining and metals has beautiful woodcut illustrations. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with optical recognition software. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.
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