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Thomas Morel tells the story of subterranean geometry, a forgotten
discipline that developed in the silver mines of early modern
Europe. Mining and metallurgy were of great significance to the
rulers of early modern Europe, required for the silver bullion that
fuelled warfare and numerous other uses. Through seven lively case
studies, he illustrates how geometry was used in metallic mines by
practitioners using esoteric manuscripts. He describes how an
original culture of accuracy and measurement paved the way for
technical and scientific innovations, and fruitfully brought
together the world of artisans, scholars and courts. Based on a
variety of original manuscripts, maps and archive material, Morel
recounts how knowledge was crafted and circulated among
practitioners in the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Specific
chapters deal with the material culture of surveying, map-making,
expertise and the political uses of quantification. By carefully
reconstructing the religious, economic and cultural context of
mining cities, Underground Mathematics contextualizes the rise of
numbered information, practical mathematics and quantification in
the early modern period.
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Jeptha (Paperback)
Thomas Morell, George Frideric Handel
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R419
Discovery Miles 4 190
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Jeptha (Paperback)
Thomas Morell, George Frideric Handel
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R578
Discovery Miles 5 780
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Title: Studies in History; containing the history of Rome from its
earliest records to the death of Constantine.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Morell, Thomas; 1815. vol. 2.; 8 . 802.f.29.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The
eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity
followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and
Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style
dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments
in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture,
architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional
works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic
operas, and more are also included. ++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping
to insure edition identification: ++++<sourceLibrary>Library
of Congress<ESTCID>N028982<Notes>Anonymous. By Thomas
Morell.<imprintFull>London: printed for J. and R. Tonson and
S. Draper, 1748. <collation>23, 1]p.; 4
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