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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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / W. Dym
- Introduction / W. Dym
- 1. White Gold On Spitzberg Hill / W. Dym
- 2. Magic, Witchcraft, And The Nature Of The Rod / W. Dym
- 3. Mining Science: Vernacular Knowledge / W. Dym
- 4. True Stories Of Freiberg Dowsers / W. Dym
- 5. The Murderous Matter: Dowsing And New Science / W. Dym
- 6. The Electric Rod: Dowsing And The Freiberg Mining Academy / W. Dym
- Conclusion / W. Dym
- Selected Bibliography / W. Dym
- Index Of Subjects, Names, And Places / W. Dym
- Studies In Central European Histories / W. Dym.