Chemist no. 233 of 350 · Early/Alchemy

Georg Agricola

1494-1555Germany

Father of mineralogy; De re metallica

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Georg Agricola and De Re Metallica: Writing Down How Metals Are Made

How Georg Agricola's De Re Metallica (1556) and De Natura Fossilium (1546) systematised mining, ore assaying, smelting and mineral classification.

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Georg Agricola: The Physician Who Wrote the Book on Mining

Life of Georg Agricola (1494-1555): Saxon physician, Joachimsthal years, Chemnitz mayor, and author of De Re Metallica, the father of mineralogy.

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