Pirotechnia by Vannoccio Biringuccio - ISBN: 9780262520171
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Originally printed in 1540, this classic work on the field of metallurgy marked the beginning of a true technological literature.

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    477 pages

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    15 March 1966

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Summary

Originally printed in 1540, this classic work on the field of metallurgy marked the beginning of a true technological literature.Biringuccio’s Pirotechnia is the earliest printed work to cover the whole field of metallurgy. Originally printed in Venice in 1540, this was the first book to deal with the applied metal arts and processes of ore reduction and to describe the techniques which had been in development since the bronze age.Written by a master craftsman in a time when knowledge was kep…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262520171
ISBN-10:0262520176
Author:Vannoccio Biringuccio, Cyril Stanley Smith, Martha Teach Gnudi
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:477
Edition:New impression
Release Date:15 March 1966
Weight:635g
Dimensions:35mm x 139mm x 201mm
Series:Pirotechnia
About The Author

Vannoccio Biringuccio

Cyril Stanley Smith is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, and author of A Search for Structure- Selected Essays on Science, Art, and History (MIT Press paperback).

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