A philosophical and practical essay on the gold and silver mines of Mexico and Peru [electronic reso...
A philosophical and practical essay on the gold and silver mines of Mexico and Peru [electronic resource] : Containing the nature of the ore, and the manner of working the mines; the qualities and use of quicksilver; the cleansing and refining these metals: With many useful observations concerning the assay of metals, the manner of conveying them to Europe; and remarks on the gold mines in Hungary, and those of Asia and Africa. Translated from a letter wrote in Spanish, by Father James Hernandez of the Society of Jesus; employed by His Catholic Majesty to write the natural history of the West Indies.
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London : Printed for J. Scott, at the Black-Swan in Pater-noster-Row, MDCCLV. [1755]
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MDCCLV. [1755]
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[2],86p. ; 8°.
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London : Printed for J. Scott, at the Black-Swan in Pater-noster-Row, MDCCLV. [1755]
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England
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MDCCLV. [1755]
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A philosophical and practical essay on the gold and silver mines of Mexico and Peru [electronic resource] : Containing the nature of the ore, and the manner of working the mines; the qualities and use of quicksilver; the cleansing and refining these metals: With many useful observations concerning the assay of metals, the manner of conveying them t...
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Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
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ESTC T149785.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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