02972nam 22007333u 450 991082057560332120240516115243.01-280-49361-597866135888451-78023-005-2(CKB)2550000000084058(EBL)850999(OCoLC)775302646(SSID)ssj0000638605(PQKBManifestationID)12282482(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000638605(PQKBWorkID)10714971(PQKB)10015368(MiAaPQ)EBC850999(EXLCZ)99255000000008405820131216d2004|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrMining in World History[electronic resource]1st ed.London Reaktion Books20041 online resource (352 p.)RB-GlobalitiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-86189-125-3 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; IndexThis 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 discusses the Industrial Revolution and the far-reaching changes to mining and smelting brought about by the steamRB-GlobalitiesMineral industries -- HistoryMines and mineral resources -- HistoryMining engineering -- HistorySmelting -- HistoryBusiness & EconomicsHILCCMechanical EngineeringHILCCEngineering & Applied SciencesHILCCIndustriesHILCCMining EngineeringHILCCMineral industries -- History.Mines and mineral resources -- History.Mining engineering -- History.Smelting -- History.Business & EconomicsMechanical EngineeringEngineering & Applied SciencesIndustriesMining Engineering338.209622.09Lynch Martin1712468AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910820575603321Mining in World History4104634UNINA