“The First Handbook of Modern Systematic Mineralogy” – Horblit
AGRICOLA, Georgius. De ortu & causis subterraneorum... Basel Froben 1546
First edition of a collection of fundamental texts by the ‘Father of Mineralogy’ (Werner apud PMM), including the first work on physical geology—De ortu—, and the first handbook of modern systematic mineralogy—De natura fossilium. This “complete series of inquiries concerning the principles of geology and mineralogy... must be considered [Agricola’s] greatest scientific achievement” (DSB).
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