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The patronage of dowsers by mining administrations through the eighteenth century challenges common assumptions about the Enlightenment. Rather than decline in importance like alchemy and astrology, dowsing transformed from a study of mineral vapors into an experimental branch of geophysics.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dym, Warren Alexander
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Colección:Studies in Central European histories ; v. 52.
Temas:
1700-1799
Metallurgy > Germany > Saxony > History > 18th century.
Dowsing > Germany > Saxony > History > 18th century.
Geochemical prospecting > Germany > Saxony > History > 18th century.
Geophysics > Germany > Saxony > History > 18th century.
Métallurgie > Allemagne > Saxe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sourcellerie > Allemagne > Saxe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Prospection géochimique > Allemagne > Saxe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Géophysique > Allemagne > Saxe > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Crystals.
Dowsing
Geochemical prospecting
Geophysics
Metallurgy
Germany > Saxony
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The patronage of dowsers by mining administrations through the eighteenth century challenges common assumptions about the Enlightenment. Rather than decline in importance like alchemy and astrology, dowsing transformed from a study of mineral vapors into an experimental branch of geophysics.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
ISBN:9789004188716
9004188711

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