Roosevelt was inaugurated as 32nd president of the united states. Aug 12, 2016 join us for the second part of this series where we look at president hoovers english translation. It opens with a dedication to his patrons, the dukes maurice and august of saxony, and with a fourpage eulogy in latin verse by his lifelong friend georg fabricius 15161571 who kept agricolas large circle of friends informed of the latters activities. Illustrated with 289 finely crafted woodcut illustrations, it was one of. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Cover may not represent actual copy or condition available.
The presidency of herbert hoover began on march 4, 1929, and ended on march 4, 1933, when franklin d. Timeline of the herbert hoover presidency wikipedia. The book contains a wealth of material on alluvial mining, alchemy, silver refining, smelting, surveying, timbering, nitric acid making and hundreds of other aspects of medieval mining practice. During i8o years it was not superseded as the textbook and guide to miners and metallurgists, for until schliiters great work onmetallurgy in. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Before entering public service, herbert hoover was a successful and wealthy mining engineer. That the appearance of this work was eagerly anticipated is evidenced by a letter from george fabricius to valentine hertel. Herbert hoover traced the history of the mining profession, beginning with vulcan, continuing through thucydides and jeremiah. It was therefore the first book to offer detailed technical drawings to illustrate the various. Signed by herbert hoover to cut sheet tipped onto first endpaper. From the 1912 semifacsimile english translation by herbert clark hoover and.
Hoover 1874 1944 was a geologist and classical scholar. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In fact, he and his wife, lou henry hoover, both majored in geology at stanford university. One of the most important scientific classics of all time, this 1556. Before entering public service, herbert hoover was a successful and. It pg viii is devoted to animals which live underground, at least part of the time, but is not a very effective basis of either geologic or zoologic classification. Lewis was appointed to the interstate commerce commission the same year. The great depression, 19291941, and fishing for fun and to wash you soul, and more on.
July 27 president hoover forwards a statement to the. B001kngmqc we ship fastorders received today ship next business day. Over a period of time, cirker convinced hoover to do it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Illustrated with 289 finely crafted woodcut illustrations, it was one of the most beautifully illustrated books produced in the first century of printing, and immediately became one of the landmarks of early scientific and technical printing as well. Mar 12, 2020 over a period of time, cirker convinced hoover to do it. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. However, until the early years of the twentieth century, the book was only available in the original latin version, affordable by only wealthy collectors and institutions, and readable only by those who knew latin. See all books authored by herbert hoover, including the memoirs of herbert hoover. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Join us as we take a look through mits rare book collection, including. Hoover graduated from stanford in1895 with a degree in geology and during the years before the start of world war one worked as. Hoover was named secretary of commerce by president harding, and ernest i.
With a bold, cut hoover signature tipped onto the first endpaper and accompanied by an august 19, 1970 tls from lewis l. This first edition by georgius agricola, herbert hoover is available at bauman rare books. Edgar rickard, author and publisher, respec tively, of the original volume. Publication date 1950 topics metallurgy, mineral industries publisher new york, dover publications. This book on mining and metals has beautiful woodcut illustrations. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. In 1912, the book was translated by hebert hoover, future president of the u. If there wasnt, she wanted to use her knowledge of latin to create one. The work covers the mining industry and everything related to it and ranks as one of the great scientific works of the renaissance. There are no footnotes in the original text, and mr. Reprinted in 20 with the help of original edition published long back1950.
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