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This page lists all content on our site that has been tagged with "Mining". You may find a variety of content here, from books, to exhibitions, to events.

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Caduceus from Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri XII …

Diagram of mine workings in book VI, "Machines for Drawing Heavy Vapours off from Tunnels" in Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

Illustration from Georgii Agricolae ... De re metallica libri XII

p. 152 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 276 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 384 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

p. 90 of Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii
The image shows mine workers sieving material through both dry and wet sieves.

The image shows mine workers sieving material through both dry and wet sieves from Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii, qvibu officia,instrumenta, machinae...

The pages on display here illustrate how furnaces are used to refine metals for the making of coins.
Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

Title page from Georgii Agricolae De re metallica libri xii

Book

Cover of De la pirotechnia

De la pirotechnia
Cover of Early accounts of petroleum in the United States

Early accounts of petroleum in the United States
Cover of Petroleum

Petroleum
Cover of Proceedings of the Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society

Proceedings of the Alabama Industrial and Scientific Society v. 1 - v.9
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