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Divining science : treasure hunting and earth science in early modern Germany /
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.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011.
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| Series: | Studies in Central European histories ;
v. 52. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |