Divining science : treasure hunting and earth science in early modern Germany /

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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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Divining Science; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms; Introduction; 1. White Gold on Spitzberg Hill; 2. Magic, Witchcraft, and the Nature of the Rod; 3. Mining Science: Vernacular Knowledge; 4. True Stories of Freiberg Dowsers; 5. The Murderous Matter: Dowsing and New Science; 6. The Electric Rod: Dowsing and the Freiberg Mining Academy; Conclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index of Subjects, Names, and Places.

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