Georgius Agricola was a product of the Renaissance and the flowering of learning exemplified in his treatise De Re Metallica on the underground silver mining in eastern Germany and everything to do with its' mining and processing. Another earth-shattering event was the Industrial Revolution which started in Britain and later spread to other parts of Europe.  

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Ep 2. Georgius Agricola's contributions and miner's strike struggles

This book traces the history of mining and geology from the 1500’s in the valuable under- ground silver mines of the Erzgebirge Mts of eastern Germany/Western Czech Republic to the rich silver mines of Bolivia, including Potosi. With emphasis on the famous first mining geologist/engineer, Georgius Agricola

Ep 1. Intro to From The Erzgebirge to Potosi

Book about the history of mining and geology since the 1500's called from the Erzgebirge to Potosi. Also the online course Structural Geology Applied to Mining.

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