INDEX TO PERSONS AND
AUTHORITIES.
NOTE.The numbers in heavy type refer to the Text;
those in plain type to the Footnotes, Appendices, etc.
PAGE
ACOSTA, JOSEPH DE
298
AESCHYLUS.
Amber
35
AESCULAPIUS.
Love of gold
9
AFRICANUS (alchemist)
XXVII; XXVIII
AGATHARCHIDES.
Cupellation
465
Egyptian gold mining
279; 391; 399
Fire−setting
118
1
871
AGATHOCLES.
Money
21
AGATHODAEMON (alchemist)
XXVII; XXVIII
AGRICOLA, DANIEL
606
AGRICOLA, GEORG (a preacher at Freiberg)
606
AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS.
Assaying
220
Biography
VXVI
Founder of Science
XIV
Geologist
XII; 46; 53
Interest in
Gottsgaab
mine
VII; 74
Mineralogist
XII; 108; 594
Paracelsus compared with.
XIV
Real name
V
Works
Appendix A
See also:
Bermannus.
De Animantibus.
De Natura eorum, etc.
De Natura Fossilium.
De Ortu et Causis.
De Peste.
1
872
De Precio Metallorum. De Re Metallica. De Veteribus Metallis.
Etc.AGRICOLA, RUDOLPH606ALBERT
THE BRAVE, DUKE OF MEISSENVIIIALBERTUS MAGNUS (Albert von Bollstadt)XXX; 609Alluvial
gold 76Cementation460Metallic arsenic111Metals44Saltpetre562Zinc409ALBINUS, PETRUSV; 599Cuntz
von Glück24ALPINUS, PROSPER559ALYATTES, KING OF LYDIA.Mines owned by 26; 27AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS38; 53ANACHARSIS.Invention of bellows362ANACREON OF
TEOS.Money despised by 9; 15ANAXAGORAS.Money despised by 15ANNA, DAUGHTER OF
AGRICOLAVIIANNA, WIFE OF AGRICOLAVIIANTIPHANES.On wealth
19APOLLODORUS26APULEJUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXIXARCHIMEDES.King Hiero' s crown
247Machines149ARDAILLON, EDOUARD.Mt. Laurion28; 281; 391ARISTIPPUS.Gold9;
14ARISTODEMUS.Money 8ARISTOTLEXII; 607Amber35Athenian mines27; 83Burning
springs583Coal34Cupellation465Distillation441Lodestone115Nitrum558Ores of
brass410Quicksilver432Silver from forest fires36Theory of ore deposits44Wealth of 15ARNOLD DE VILLA
NOVA. (
See
Villa Nova, Arnold de).ATHENAEUS.Silver from forest fires36AUGURELLUS, JOHANNES
AURELIUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXXAUGUSTINUS PANTHEUS (alchemist). XXVIIAUGUSTUS,
ELECTOR OF SAXONY IXDedication of
De Re Metallica
XXVLetter to Agricola XVAVICENNAXXX;
608BACON, ROGERXXX; 609Saltpetre460; 562BADOARIUS, FRANCISCUS XXVIIBALBOA, V. N.
DEVBALLON, PETER559BARBA, ALONSO300; 1BARBARUS, HERMOLAUS XXVIIBARRETT, W.
F.38BECHER, J. J.53BECHIUS, PHILIPXVBECKMANN, JOHANN.
Alumen
565Amalgamation297
Nitrum
559Parting with nitric acid461Stamp−mills281
Stannum
473Tin412
Bergbüchlein
(see
Nützlich Bergbü
hlin
).
Berguerhs Le icon
37; 80; 81BERMAN, LORENZVI; 597
Bermannus
596; 599; VIArsenical
minerals111Bismuth3; 433
Cadmia
113Cobalt112Fluorspar381
Molybdasna
477Schist234Shafts102Zinc409BERTHRLOT, M. P. E.429; 609BERTHIER492BIAS OF
PRIENE.Wealth 8; 14BIRINGUCCIO, VANNUCCIO614Agricola indebted to XXVIIAmalgamation of silver
ores297Assaying220Assay ton242Brass making410Clarifving nitric acid443Copper refining536Copper
smelting405Cupellation466Liquation494Managanese586Parting precious metals451; 461;
462Roasting267Steel making420
Zaffre
112BOECKH, AUGUST28BOERHAAVE,
HERMANNXXIXBORLASE, W. C.Bronze celts411BORLASE, WILLIAM.Cornish miners in
Germany283BORN, IGNAZ EDLER VON300BOUSSINGAULT, J. B.454BOYLE, ROBERT.Divining
rod38BROUGH, BENNETT129BRUCE, J. C.392BRUNSWICK, DUKE HENRY OF. (
See
Henry, Duke of
Brunswick).BUDAEUS, WILLIAM (Guillaume Bude)461; 606CADMUS27CALBUS (see also
Nützlich
Bergbüchlin
),610; XXVI; XXVIIAlluvial gold 75CALIGULA.Gold from
auripigmentum
111CALLIDES
(alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIICALLIMACHUS.On wealth 19CAMERARIUS VIIICANIDES (alchemist)
XXVII; XXVIIICAREW, RICHARD.Cornish mining law85Cornish ore−dressing282CARLYLE, W.
A.Ancient Rio Tinto smelting405CARNE, JOSEPH.Cornish cardinal points57CASIBROTIUS,
LEONARDUS VI
Castigationes in Hippocratem et Galenum
605CASTRO, JOHN DE570CHABAS, F.
J.129CHALONER, THOMAS570CHANES (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIICHARLES V. OF SPAIN
IXAgricola sent on mission to XCHEVREUL, M. E.38
Chronik der Stadt Freiberg
606CICERO.Divining
rod38Wealth of 15CINCINNATUS L. QUINTIUS 23CIRCE.Magic rod 40
1
873
CLEOPATRA.As an alchemist XXVII; XXIXCOLLINS, A. L.119COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER
VCOLUMELLA, MODERATUS XXV; XXVICOMERIUS XXVII; XXIX
Commentariorum...Libri
VI.
604CONRAD (Graf Cuntz von Glück) 23; 24CORDUBA, DON JUAN DE300CORTES, HERNANDO
VCRAMER, JOHN236CRASSUS, MARCUSLove of gold 9CRATES, THE THEBAN.Money despised by
15CROESUS, KING OF LYDIA.Mines owned by 26; 27CTESIAS.Divining
rod38CTESIBIUS.Machines149CURIO, CLAUDIUS.Love of gold 9CURIUS, MARCUS.Gold of Samnites
9; 15DANA, J. D.108Alum566Copiapite574Emery115Lemnian earth31Minerals of Agricola594Zinc
vitriol572DANAE.Jove and 10D' ARCET, J.Parting with sulphuric acid462DAY, ST. JOHN V.Ancient steel
making423
De Animantibus Subterraneis
597; VIIEditions600Gnomes 217; 217
De Bello adversus
Turcam
605
De Inventione Dialectica
606
De Jure et Legibus Metallicis
100; 604
De Medicatis Fontibus
605
De Mensuris et Ponderibus
597Editions599Weights and measures 264; 78
De Metallis et
Machinis
604Democritus (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIIDEMOSTHENES.Mt. Laurion mines27; 83
De Natura
eorum quae Effluunt ex Terra
598; 32DedicationVIIIEditions600
De Natura Fossilium
594; 600; III;
XIIAlum565Amber35Antimony429Argol234Arsenical
minerals111Asbestos440Bismuth110Bitumen581Borax560Brass making410
Cadmia
113
Caldarium
copper511Camphor238
Chrysocolla
584Coal35Cobalt112Copper flowers539; 233Copper scales233Crinoid
stems115Emery115Fluorspar380Goslar ores273Goslar smelting408Iron ores111Iron smelting420Jet34
Lapis
judaicus
115Lead minerals110Mannsfeld ores273
Melanteria
573Mineral Kingdom1
Misv
573
Molybdaena
476Native metals108Petroleum581
Pompholv
114; 278Pyrites112Quicksilver110
Rudis
minerals108Sal−ammoniac560Silver glance109
Sory
573
Spodos
114
Stannum
473Stones which easily
melt380Sulphur578
Tophus
233Touchstone253White schist234Zinc409
De Ortu et Causis
Subterraneorum
594; 600; III; VII; XII; XIIIEarths48Gangue minerals48Gold in alluvial 76Ground
waters48Juices52Metals51Solidified juices49Stones49Touchstone253Veins47
De Ortu Metallorum Defensio
ad J. Scheckium
604
De Peste
605; VIII
De Precio Metallorum et Monetis
597; 600Mention by Agricola 252;
264
De Putredine solidas partes,
etc.605
De Re Metallica
I; XIII; XIVXVIEditions600; XIVTitle page
XIXDE SOTO, FERNANDESV
De Terrae Motu
604
De Varia temperie sive Constitutione Aeris
604
De
Veteribus et Novis Metallis
597; 600; VII; XXVI; 5Agricola' s trainingVIConrad24Discovery of mines 36; 5;
37
Gottsgaab
mine74DEVOZ (DE VOZ), CORNELIUS570; 283DIODORUS
SICULUS607Alum566Bitumen582Cupellation465Drainage of Spanish mines149Egyptian gold
mining279Fire−setting118Lead391Silver from forest fires 36Tin412DIOGENES LAERTIUS7; 9;
10DIOSCORIDES607; 608Alum566Antimony428Argol234Arsenic
minerals111Asbestos440Bitumen584Brass making410Burned lead237
Cadmia
112
Chalcitis
573Copper
flowers233; 538Copper smelting403Cupellation465Distillation apparatus355Dust−chambers355;
394Emery115Lead392
1
874
Lead minerals 477Lemnian earth 31Litharge 465Lodestone 115
Melanteria
573
Misy
573Naphtha 584
Pompholyx
394; 410Quicksilver 297; 432Red−lead 232Sal−ammoniac 560
Sory
573
Spodos
394Verdigris
440Vitriol 572White−lead 440DIPHILUS 27; 83DIPHILUS (poet). .Gold 10
Dominatores
Saxonici
606DRAUD, G.599DUDAE.Alum trade569ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF ENGLAND.Charters to alum
makers283; 570Dedication of Italian
De Re Metal−lica
toXVImportation of German miners283; 570ELOY,
N. F. J.599ENTZELT (Enzelius, Encelio)615ERASMUSVI; VIII; XIVERCKER,
LAZARUS.Amalgamation300Liquation491; 505Nitric acid preparation443Parting gold and silver444;
451ERIPHYLE.Love of gold 9ERNEST, ELECTOR OF SAXONYVIIIEURIPIDES.Amber mentioned
by35Plutus 8; 7EZEKIEL, PROPHET.Antimony428Cupellation465Tin412FABRICIUS, GEORGE.Agricola'
s deathXFriendship with AgricolaVIIILaudatory poem on Agricola XXILettersIX; X; XIV; XVPosthumous
editor of Agricola603; 606FAIRCLOUGH, H. R.IIIFARINATOR, MATHIASXXVIFERDINAND, KING
OF AUSTRIA.Agricola sent on mission toXBadoarius sent on mission to XXVIIFERGUSON,
JOHN.Editions of
De Re Metallica
XVI; 599FEYRABENDT, SIGMUNDIXVFIGUIER, L.38FLACH,
JACQUES.Aljustrel tablet83FLORIO, MICHELANGELOXVFÖRSTER, JOHANNESVIFRANCIS, COL.
GRANT267; 283FRANCIS I., KING OF FRANCEIXFREDERICK, ELECTOR OF SAXONYVIII;
IXFROBEN, publisher of
De Re Metallica
XIV; XVFRONTINUS, SEXTUS JULIUS87GALEN.Agricola' s
revision of605; VILemnian earth31Mention by Agricola2
Galerazeya sive Revelator Secretorum,
etc.606GAMA, VASCO DAVGANSE (GAUNSE), JOACHIM267; 283GATTERER, C. W.599GEBER
XXVII; XXX; 609Alum 569Assaying219Cementation459Cupels466Nitric acid460Origin of
metals44Precipitation of silver nitrate443
Genesis, Book of
XII; 43GEORGE, DU E OF SAXONYIX; 310;
310GESNER, CONRAD52GIBBON, EDWARD119GLAUBER, J. R.410GLUCK, CUNTZ VON (
see
Conrad).GMELIN, J. F.84GÖCHER, C. G.599GODOLPHIN, SIR FRANCIS282GOWLAND,
WILLIAM.Ancient bronze410; 411; 421Early smelting402GRAECUS,
MARCUS.Saltpetre562GROMMESTETTER, PAUL281GRYMALDO, LEODIGARISXVIGYGES, KING
OF LYDIA.Mines owned by 26; 27HANNIBAL.Alps broken by vinegar119Spanish mines 42; 42HARDY,
WILLIAM85HEATH, THOMAS.On Hero129HELIODORUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXIXHENCKEL, J. F.53;
112; 410HENDRIE, R.609HENNEBERT, E.119HENRY, DUKE OF BRUNSWICKVIIHENRY, DUKE OF
MEISSENIXHERMES (alchemist) XXVI; XXVIIIHERMES (Mercury).Magic rod 40HERO.Underground
surveying129HERODOTUS.Alum566Bitumen582Lead391Mines of Thrace23
Nitrum
558HERTEL,
VALENTINEXIVHIERO, KING OF SYRACUSE.Crown247HILL, JOHN607
Auripigmentum
111HIMILCE,
WIFE OF HANNIBAL42HIPPOCRATES.Cupellation391; 465Lodestone115HIRAM, KING OF
TYRE.Mines214HOFMANN, DR. R.Biography of AgricolaV; XI; 599; 603HOMER.Amber35Divining rod
40; 40Lead391Smelting402Steel421Sulphur579Tin412HOMMEL, W.Early zinc
smelting409HORACE.Metals 11Wealth 15; 17HORDEBORCH, JOHANNESVIIHOUGHSTETTER,
DANIEL283HOUGHTON, THOMAS85HUMPHREY, WILLIAM.Jigging sieve283HUNT,
ROBERT.Roman lead smelting392INAMA−STERNEGG, K. T. VON84
Interpretatio Rerum Metallicarum.
(See
Rerum Metall. Interpretatio
).IRENE, DAUGHTER OF AGRICOLAVII
1
875
JACOBI, G. H.Biography of AgricolaV; 599Calbus XXVII; 610JAGNAUX, RAOUL.Ancient
zinc409JASON.Golden fleece330JEREMIAH.Bellows362Cupellation465Lead smelting391
Nitrum
558JEZEBEL.Use of antimony428JOB.Refining silver465JOHANNES (alchemist) XXVII;
XXVIIIJOHN, ELECTOR OF SAXONYIXJOHN, KING OF ENGLAND.Mining claims85JOHN
FREDERICK, ELECTOR OF SAXONYIXJOSEPHUS.Dead Sea bitumen33JOVE.Danae legend 10JUSTIN
36JUVENAL.Money 10KARSTEN, K. J. B.Liquation491; 492; 505; 509; 523; 535KERL,
BRUNO.Liquation505KÖNIG, EMANUELXVKÖNIG, LUDWIGXVKOPP, DR. HERMANN609;
441LAMPADIUS, G. A.462LASTHENES.Love of gold 9
Latin Grammar
(Agricola)605LEONARDI,
CAMILLI615LEUPOLD, JACOBXV; 599
Leviticus.
Leprosy of walls562LEWIS, G.
R.84LEWIS454LIBAVIS, ANDREW410LIEBLEIN, J. D. C.129LINNAEUS,
CHARLES559LIVY.Hannibal' s march over the Alps119LOHNEYS, G. E.Liquation491; 505Parting with
antimony451Zinc409; 410LUCRETIA, DAUGHTER OF AGRICOLA.VIILUCRETIUS.Forest fires melting
veins 36LULLY, RAYMOND XXVII; XXXLUSCINUS, FABRICIUS.Gold 9; 15LUTHER, MARTINV; VI;
VIII; IXLYCURGUS (Athenian orator).Prosecution of Diphilos27; 83LYCURGUS (Spartan
legislator).Wealth prohibited by 9; 15MAGELLAN, F. DEVMALTITZ, SIGISMUND312MANLOVE,
EDWARD70; 85MARBODAEUS615MARCELLINUS, AMMIANUS.On Thucydides23MARCELLUS,
NONIUSXXXIMARIA THE JEWESS XXVII; XXVIIIMATHESIUS, JOHANN.Cobalt214Conrad
mentioned by24
De Re Metallica
XIVKing Hiram' s mines214MATTHEW PARIS.Cornish miners in
Germany283MAURICE, ELECTOR OF SAXONY. XXV; VIII; IX; XMAWR, J.70MAXIMILIAN,
EMPEROR 23; 24MEISSEN, DUKES OF (
see under personal names:
Albert, Henry,
etc.
).MELANCHTHON.Relations with AgricolaVIII; XMENANDER.Riches 8MERCKLINUS, G.
A.599MERCURY (
see
HERMES).MERLIN (magician) XXVII; XXXMEURER, WOLFGANG.LettersIX;
XMEYER, ERNST VON248; 569MEYNER, MATTHIASVIIMIDAS, KING OF LYDIA.Mines owned by
26; 27MILLER, F. B.462MINERVA.Magic rod 40MORRIS, W. O' C119MOSELLANUS,
PETRUSVIMOSES.Bitumen582Lead391Refining gold399Rod of Horeb38; 40MÜLLER, MAX.Ancient
iron421NAEVIUS.Money 20NASH, W. G.Rio Tinto mine149NAUMACHIUS.Gold and silver 8NECKAM,
ALEXANDERCompass57NEWCOMEN, THOMAS149NICANDER.On coal34NICIAS.Sosias and slaves of
25; 25
Nützlich Bergbüchlin
610; XXVI; XXVIIAlluvial gold75Bismuth110; 433Compass57;
129Ore−deposits44Ore−shoots43Veins43; 46; 73OLYMPIODORUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXXOPPEL, VAN
(
see
VAN OPPEL).ORUS CHRYSORICHITES (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIIOSTHANES (alchemist)
XXVII; XXIXOTHO THE GREAT6OTHO, PRINCE6OVID.Mining censured by 7PANDULFUS ANGLUS
XXVIPANTAENETUS.Demosthenes' oration against27; 83PANTHEUS, AUGUSTINUS (alchemist).
XXVIIPARACELSUSXIV; XXXDivining rod38Zinc112; 409PARIS, MATTHEW (
See
MATTHEW
PARIS).PEBICHIUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIIPELAGIUS (alchemist) XXVIIPENNENT,
THOMAS570PERCY, JOHN.Cementation454; 459Cupellation465Liquation491Parting with antimony451;
452PEREGRINUS, PETRUS.Compass57PETASIUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIIPETRIE, W. M. F.Egyptian
iron421Mt. Sinai copper402PETTUS, SIR JOHNXVI; 283
1
876
PHAENIPPUS.Demosthenes' oration against27; 83PHAETON' S SISTERS35PHERECRATES.
XXVIPHILEMON.Riches7PHILIP OF MACEDONIA27PHILIP. PETER282PHILLIPS, J.
A.410PHILO.Lost work on mining XXVIPHOCION.Bribe of Alexander 9; 15PHOCYLIDES.Gold
7PHOTIUS279Fire−setting118PINDAR.Wealth 19; 252PIUS II. POPE.Alum maker570PIZARRO, F
VPLATEANUS, PETRUSXIVPLAUTUS.Gold 10PLINY (Caius Plinius Secundus) XXVI; 608Alluvial
mining331; 333Alum566Amalgamation297Amber35Antimony428Argol234
Arrhenicum
111Asbestos440Bitumen 33; 583Brass410British
miners83Cadmia112Cementation459Chrysocolla560Copper flowers and scales233; 538Copper
smelting404Cupellation466Drainage of Spanish mines149
Electrum
458Fire−setting118Galena476Glass585;
586Hannibal' s silver mine 42; 42Hoisting ore 157; 157Iron11Jew−stone115Lead392Lemnian
earth31Litharge 475; 466; 501Lodestone115Manganese (?)586Metallurgical appliances355
Misy
573
Molybdaena
466; 476Naphtha583
Nitrum
560Ore−dressing281Outcrops65
Pompholyx
396Protection from
poison215Quicksilver433Red−lead232Roasting267Sal−ammoniac560Salt from wood558Silver−lead
smelting392
Sory
573
Spodos
396
Stannum
473Tin, Spanish412
Tophus
233Touchstone 256; 253Turfs in
sluices 331 ; 332
Vena
43Ventilation with wet cloths 210;
210Verdigris440Vitriol572White−lead440PLUTARCH25PLUTO 216POLYBIUS.Ore
washing281Silver−lead smelting392; 465POLYMNESTOR, KING OF THRACE.Love of gold 9;
16PÖRTNER, HANS281POSEPNY, FRANZ53POSIDONIUS.Asphalt and naphtha584Drainage of Spanish
mines149Silver from forest fires36PRIAM, KING OF TROY.Gold mines of 26; 27
Probierbüchlein
612;
XXVIAmalgamation297Antimony4 0Assaying220Assay ton242Bismuth433
Probierbüchlein.
Cementation454Nitric acid439Parting461; 462; 463Precipitation of silver nitrate443Residues
from distillation of nitric acid235; 443Roasting267Stock fluxes235; 236Touchstone253PROPERTIUS.Gold
10PRYCE, WILLIAM.Adam' s fall353Divining
rod38Juices1Ore−deposits53Stamp−mill282Stringers70PSALMS.Silver refining465PULSIFER, WM.
H.391PYGMALION.Love of gold 9; 16RACHAIDIBUS (alchemist) XXVIIRAMESES I.Map of
mines129RAMESES III.Leaden objects dating from391RASPE, R. E.300RAWLINSON, GEORGE583RAY,
P. CHANDRA.Indian zinc409RAYMOND, ROSSITER W.38
Rechter Gebrauch der Alchimey
606
Rerum
Metallicarum Interpretatio
597; VII; 600REUSS, F. A.599RICHTER, A. D.V; 599RODIANUS (alchemist)
XXVII; XXVIIIRÖSSLER, B.53ROYAL GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CORNWALL84RÜHLEIN VON
KALBE (
see
CALBUS).SALMONEUS.Lightning 11SANDWICH, EARL OF, trans. Barba' s
book300SAPPHO.Wealth 19SAVERY, THOMAS149SAXONY, DUKES AND ELECTORS OF. (
See under
personal names:
Albert, Ernest,
etc.
).SCHLIEMANN, H.391SCHLÜTER, C.A.Artificial zinc
vitriol572Copper refining535Cupellation464Liquation491; 505
1
877
Parting with sulphur462SCHMID, F. A.V; XV; 599SCHNABEL AND LEWIS465SCOTT, SIR
WALTER."Antiquary"300SENECA.Wealth of 15SENEFERU.Copper mines402SETI I.Map of
mine129SHAW, PETERXXVIIISHOO KING.Copper and lead391; 402Iron421SHUTZ,
CHRISTOPHER283SIGFRIDO, JOANNE.Ed. Agricola' s worksXVSOCRATES.Riches 7; 9; 14;
18SOLINUS, C. JULIUS.
Solifuga
216; 216SOLOMON, KING.Cobalt in mines214SOLON.Scarcity of
silver under27SOSIAS, THE THRACIAN.Slaves employed by 25STAHL, G. E.53STAUNTON, SIR
GEORGE409STEPHANUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXXSTEPHENSON, GEORGE149STRABO607Arsenical
minerals111Asbestos440Asphalt584; 33Bellows362Cementation458Cupellation465Drainage of Spanish
mines149Forest fires melting veins36High stacks355Lydian mines26; 27Mt. Laurion27Silver−lead
smelting391Spanish ore−washing281Zinc (?)409STRATO.Lost work on mines XXVI; XXVII; XIISTRUVE,
B. G.599SYNESIUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXIXTANTALUS27TAPHNUTIA (alchemist) XXVII;
XXVIIITAPPING, THOMAS85THALES OF MILETUS.Amber35THEMISTOCLES.Athenian mine
royalties27THEODOR, SON OF AGRICOLAVIITHEOGNIS.Cupellation465On greed 18Plutus 8Refining
gold399
Theological Tracts
(Agricola).605THEOPHILUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIITHEOPHILUS THE
MONK609Brass making410Calamine112Cementation459Copper refining536Copper
smelting405Cupels466Divining rod38Liquation494Metallurgical appliances355Parting with
sulphur461Roasting267THEOPHRASTUSXII; 607Amber35Arsenical
minerals111Asbestos440Assaying219Coal34Copper minerals110Copper ore403Emery115Lodestone115Lost
works XXVI; 403Origin of minerals44Parting precious metals458Quicksilver297;
432Touchstone252Verdigris440Vermihon232White−lead391; 440THOMPSON, LEWIS462THOTH.Hermes
TrismegistosXXIXTHOTMES III.Lead391; 582THUCYDIDES.Mining prefect 23; 23;
95TIBULLUS.Wealth condemned by 16TIMOCLES.Riches 8TIMOCREON OF RHODES.Plutus
7TOURNEFORT, JOSEPH P. DE566TUBAL CAIN.Instructor in metallurgy353TURSIUS 24TWAIN,
MARK.MerlinXXX
Typographia Mysnae et Toringiae
605ULLOA, DON ANTONIO
DE298ULYSSES.Magic rod 40VALENTINE, BASILXXX; 609Antimony429Divining rod38Parting with
antimony461Zinc409VALERIUS, SON OF AGRICOLAVIIVAN DER LINDEN, J. A.599VAN OPPELXIII;
52VARRO, MARCUS XXVIVASCO DA GAMA (
see
GAMA, VASCO DA).VEIGA, ESTACIA
DE83VELASCO, DOM PEDRO DE298VERADIANUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXVIIIVILLA NOVA,
ARNOLD DE (alchemist) XXVII; XXXVIRGIL.Avarice condemned by
16VITRUVIUS608Amalgamation297Hiero' s Crown248VITRUVIUS.Pumps174;
149Red−lead232Surveying129Verdigris440White−lead440VLADISLAUS III., KING OF POLAND. 24VON
OPPEL (
see
VAN OPPEL).VOZ, CORNELIUS DE (
see
DEVOZ, CORNELIUS).WALLERIUS, J. G.234;
273WATT, JAMES149WATT, ROBERTXXVIIWEFRING, BASILIUSXIV.WEINDLE,
CASPAR119WEINART, B. G.599WELLER, J. G.VWERNER, A. G.XIII; 53WILKINSON, J.
GARDNER.Bitumen582Egyptian bellows362Egyptian gold−washing279WILLIAMS, JOHN53WINKLER,
K. A.464WROTHAM, WILLIAM DE85; 413; 473
1
878
XENOPHON.Athenian mines 28; 83; 27; 29Fruitfulness of mines 6Mining companies90Mine slaves25;
28Quoted by Agricola 26; 28ZIMMERMAN, C. F.53ZOSIMUS (alchemist) XXVII; XXIX
INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
ALUM MAKING
571
AMALGAMATION MILL
299
AMPULLA
442; 446
ARGONAUTS
330
ASSAY BALANCES (
see
Balances).
ASSAY CRUCIBLE
229
ASSAY FURNACES.
Crucible
227
Muffle
223; 224
BALANCES
265
BALING WATER
199
BARS, FOR FURNACE WORK
377; 389
BATEA
157
BELLOWS.
For blast furnaces
359; 365; 368; 370; 372
For mine ventilation
208; 209; 211
For tin furnace
419
BISMUTH SMELTING
434; 435; 436; 437
BITUMEN MAKING
582
BITUMEN SPRING
583
BOWLS FOR ALLUVIAL WASHING (
see also
Batea)
336
BUCKETS.
For hoisting ore
154
For hoisting water
158
BUDDLE
301; 302; 314; 315
BUILDING PLAN FOR REFINERY
493
BUILDING PLAN FOR SMELTER
361
CHAIN PUMPS
173; 174; 175
Chrysocolla
MAKING
585
1
879
CIRCULAR FIRE (
see
Ring−Fire).
CLAY WASHING
374; 375
COMPASS
57; 59; 142; 147
COPPER MOULD FOR ASSAYING
250
COPPER REFINING
534; 537
COPPER REFINING FURNACE
532
CRANE.
For cupellation furnace
479
For liquation cakes
514
CROWBARS
152
CUPEL
229
Mould
231
CUPELLATION FURNACE
468; 470; 474
At Freiberg
481
In Poland
482
CUTTING METAL
269
DESCENT INTO MINES
213
DIPPING−POTS
385; 387; 389; 393; 415; 417
DISTILLATION (
see
Nitric Acid
and
Quicksilver).
DIVINING ROD
40
DOGS PACKING ORE
168
DRIFTS
105
DRYING FURNACE FOR LIQUATION
525; 527; 528
DUST CHAMBERS
395; 417
FANS, VENTILATION
204; 205; 206; 207
FIRE−BUCKETS
377
FIRE PUMP
377
FIRE−SETTING
120
FOREHEARTH
357; 358; 383; 385; 387; 390; 417
FRAMES (OR SLUICES) FOR WASHING ORE OR
ALLUVIAL
322324; 326329; 331333
FURNACES.
ASSAYING (
see
Assay Furnaces).
Blast
357; 358; 373; 377; 383; 385; 387; 390; 395; 419;
424; 508
1
880
Copper refining
537
Cupellation
468; 470; 474; 481; 482
Distilling sulphur
277
Enriching copper bottoms
510
Glass−making
587; 588; 589; 591
Iron smelting
422; 424
FURNACES.
Lead smelting (
see also
Furnaces, blast)
393
Liquation
517; 519; 525; 527; 528
Nitric acid making
442
Nitric acid parting
446
Parting precious metals with anti−mony
453
Ditto cementation
455
Quicksilver distillation
427432
Refining silver
485; 486; 489
Roasting
276
Steel making
425
Tin burning
349
Tin smelting
415
GAD
150
GLASS MAKING
591
Furnaces
587; 588; 589
GROUND SLUICING
337; 340; 343; 346; 347
HAMMERS
151
With water−power
422; 425
HEAP ROASTING
275; 278
HEARTHS.
For bismuth smelting
436; 437
For heating copper cakes
504
For melting lead
393
For melting lead cakes
499
For refining tin
418
For roasting
277
HEMICYCLE
138
1
881
HOE
152
Intervenium
50
IRON FORK FOR METAL
387
IRON HOOK FOR ASSAYING
240
IRON SMELTING
422; 424
IRON TOOLS
150
JIGGING SIEVE
311
LADDERS
213
LADLE FOR METAL
383
LEAD MOULD FOR ASSAYING
240
LIQUATION CAKES.
Dried
530
LIQUATION CAKES, EXHAUSTED
522
LIQUATION FURNACES
517; 519; 525; 527; 528
1
882
LYE MAKING 557MATTE ROASTING 350; 351MEERS, SHAPE OF 79; 80; 86; 87; 89MILLS FOR
GRINDING ORE 294; 296MUFFLE FURNACES 223; 489MUFFLES 228NITRIC ACID MAKING 442
Nitrum
PITS 559
Operculum
445
Orbis
142AFARTING PRECIOUS METALS.With antimony 453By
cementation 455With nitric acid 446With sulphur 449PICKS 152PLUMMET LEVEL.Standing
143Suspended 146PUMPS.Chain 173; 174; 175Duplex suction 180; 185; 189Rag and chain 191; 193; 194;
195Suction 177; 178; 179; 182; 188; 137QUICKSILVER DISTILLATION. 427; 429; 430; 431; 432RAG
AND CHAIN PUMPS 191; 193; 194; 195; 197RAMMERS FOR FIRE−CLAY 377; 383RING−FIRE, FOR
PARTING WITH SULPHUR 449ROASTING (
see also
Heap
and
Stall Roasting) 278; 350; 351; 274; 275;
276ROSETTE COPPER MAKING 537SALT.Boiling 549; 554; 555Caldron 551; 553Evaporated on faggots
556Pans 547Wells 549SALTPETRE MAKING 563SAXON LEAD FURNACE 393SCORIFIER 229SEAMS
IN THE ROCKS 54; 55; 56; 60; 72SHAFTS.Inclined 104Timbering 123Vertical 103; 105SHEARS FOR
CUTTING METAL 269SHIELD FOR MUFFLE FURNACE 241SIFTING ORE 287; 288; 289; 291; 292;
293; 311; 342SILVER.Cakes, Cleansing of 476; 488Refining 484; 485; 486; 489SLEIGH FOR ORE
168SLUICING TIN 337; 338; 340; 343SMELTER, PLAN OF BUILDING 361SODA MAKING
561SORTING ORE 268; 270SPALLING ORE 270; 271; 272STALL ROASTING.Matte 350; 351Ore 274;
276STAMP−MILL 284; 286; 287; 299; 313; 320; 321; 373For breaking copper cakes 501STAMPS
285STEEL FURNACE 425STRAKE 302; 303; 305; 304; 307; 341; 342; 345Canvas 303; 309; 317; 321;
329STREAMING FOR TIN 318STRINGERS.Associated 71
Fibra dilatata
71
Fibra incumbens
71Oblique
71Transverse 71SURVEYING.Rods 138AShafts and Tunnels 131Triangles 133; 134; 135; 136; 137; 139;
140SUCTION PUMPS (
see
Pumps).SULPHUR MAKING 579; 581TAP−HOLES IN FURNACES
389TAPPING−BAR 383; 385"TESTS" FOR REFINING SILVER 384; 485TIMBERING.Shafts 123Tunnels
125TIN.Bars 415Burning 349Refining 418Smelting 415; 419TOUCH−NEEDLES 255TRAYS FOR
WASHING ALLUVIAL 334TREAD WHIM 163TROUGH 159For washing alluvial 335; 348TRUCKS
156TUNNELS 103; 104; 105; 120Timbering 125VEINS.Barren 73Beginning of 69Cavernous 73Curved
61End of 69Head of 69Horizontal 61Intersections of 64; 65; 66; 67; 68Solid 73Strike of 62; 63
Vena
cumulata
49; 70
Vena dilatata
45; 50; 54; 60; 61; 68; 69
Vena profunda
45; 50; 53; 61; 62; 63; 64;
68VENTILATING WITH DAMP CLOTH (
see also
Bellows, Fans, and Wind−sails) 212VITRIOL
MAKING 567; 574; 575; 576; 577WAGONS, FOR HAULING ORE 170WASHING ORE (
see
Sifting
Ore).WATER TANKS, UNDER FURNACES 358WEDGES 150WEIGHTS, FOR ASSAY BALANCES
262WESTPHALIAN LEAD SMELTING 393WHEELBARROWS 155WHIMS.Horse 165; 167Tread
163WINDLASSES 161; 162; 171WINDS, DIRECTION OF 59WINDSAILS FOR VENTILATION 201;
202; 203