Divining science : : treasure hunting and earth science in early modern Germany / / by Warren Alexander Dym.

The study of German mining and metallurgy has focused overwhelmingly on labor, capitalism, and progressive engineering and earth science. This book addresses prospecting practices and mining culture. Using the divining, or dowsing rod as a means of exposing miner beliefs, it argues that a robust ver...

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Superior document:Studies in Central European histories ; v. 52
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in Central European histories ; v. 52.
Physical Description:1 online resource (230 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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