Pirotechnia
$103.31
- Paperback
477 pages
- Release Date
15 March 1966
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 |
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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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