Project Gutenberg 2010-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 181 Multhauf, Robert P. 1919 2004 Mine Pumping in Agricola's Time and Later Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "Mine Pumping in Agricola's Time and Later" by Robert P. Multhauf is a scholarly historical account written in the mid-20th century. This book delves into the development and evolution of mine-pumping technologies from the time of the renowned mining engineer Georgius Agricola through subsequent centuries. It seeks to illuminate the often-overlooked advancements in mining machinery, particularly during the Renaissance and beyond, addressing common misconceptions about the stagnation of mining techniques during this period. In this work, Multhauf explores the technological innovations in mining, focusing on various types of pumps and their mechanical operations as described by Agricola in his seminal work, "De re metallica". He provides an in-depth analysis of early pumping devices like the Stangenkunst, a crank-driven piston pump, and discusses the impact of financial and societal changes on mining practices. The book also examines numismatic evidence, showcasing how detailed mining landscapes on 16th-century coins reflect the prominence of mining activities and the machinery used at that time. Through a combination of historical documentation and critical analysis, Multhauf argues that there were significant developments in mining technology that challenge the notion of stagnation in the field after Agricola’s time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/31024/31024-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 53.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Mining machinery -- History Mine pumps -- History TN Text Technology Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Engineering & Technology 56300 2025-07-12T14:30:02.329948 text/html 51618 2021-01-06T01:39:52 text/html 453968 2025-07-12T14:30:05.487948 application/epub+zip 452670 2025-07-12T14:30:02.799966 application/epub+zip 81735 2025-07-12T14:30:02.521941 application/epub+zip 493033 2025-07-12T14:30:07.011939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484309 2025-07-12T14:30:05.268951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114511 2022-09-14T09:40:29.684503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44268 2025-07-12T14:30:02.122942 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44140 2021-01-06T01:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44150 2021-01-06T01:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22329 2025-07-12T14:30:07.476907 application/rdf+xml 19978 2025-07-12T14:30:02.589023 image/jpeg 3192 2025-07-12T14:30:02.555928 image/jpeg 17194 2021-01-06T01:39:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 478280 2021-01-06T01:39:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 17171 2021-01-06T01:39:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 526642 2025-07-12T14:30:02.363986 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia