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Autore |
Lynch Martin |
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Titolo |
Mining in World History [[electronic resource]] |
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London, : Reaktion Books, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49361-5 |
9786613588845 |
1-78023-005-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mineral industries -- History |
Mines and mineral resources -- History |
Mining engineering -- History |
Smelting -- History |
Business & Economics |
Mechanical Engineering |
Engineering & Applied Sciences |
Industries |
Mining Engineering |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Mining in World History Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; Prologue; 1. The Metallurgical Renaissance; 2. The Watt Engine; 3. New Frontiers; 4. The Copper Barons; 5. The Gold Factories; 6. Mass Production; Epilogue; References; List of Maps; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book deals with the history of mining and smelting from the Renaissance to the present. Martin Lynch opens with the invention, sometime before 1453, of a revolutionary technique for separating silver from copper. It was this invention which brought back to life the rich copper-silver mines of central Europe, in the process making brass cannon and silver coin available to the ambitious Habsburg emperors, thereby underpinning their quest for European domination. Lynch also |
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