← De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556

Index to Persons and Authorities

Note.—The numbers in heavy type refer to the Text; those in plain type to the Footnotes, Appendices, etc.

Acosta, Joseph De, 298
Aeschylus.
Amber, 35
Aesculapius.
Love of gold, 9
Africanus (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Agatharchides.
Cupellation, 465
Egyptian gold mining, 279; 391; 399
Fire-setting, 118
Agathocles.
Money, 21
Agathodaemon (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Agricola, Daniel, 606
Agricola, Georg (a preacher at Freiberg), 606
Agricola, Georgius.
Assaying, 220
Biography, V-XVI
Founder of Science, XIV
Geologist, XII; 46; 53
Interest in Gottsgaab mine, VII; 74
Mineralogist, XII; 108; 594
Paracelsus compared with, XIV
Real name, V
Works, Appendix A
See also:
Bermannus.
De Animantibus.
De Natura eorum, etc.
De Natura Fossilium.
De Ortu et Causis.
De Peste.
De Precio Metallorum.
De Re Metallica.
De Veteribus Metallis.
Etc.
Agricola, Rudolph, 606
Albert the Brave, Duke of Meissen, VIII
Albertus Magnus (Albert von Bollstadt), XXX; 609
Alluvial gold, 76
Cementation, 460
Metallic arsenic, 111
Metals, 44
Saltpetre, 562
Zinc, 409
Albinus, Petrus, V; 599
Cuntz von Glück, 24
Alpinus, Prosper, 559
Alyattes, King of Lydia.
Mines owned by, 26; 27
American Institute of Mining Engineers, 38; 53
Anacharsis.
Invention of bellows, 362
Anacreon of Teos.
Money despised by, 9; 15
Anaxagoras.
Money despised by, 15
Anna, Daughter of Agricola, VII
Anna, Wife of Agricola, VII
Antiphanes.
On wealth, 19
Apollodorus, 26
Apulejus (alchemist), XXVII; XXIX
Archimedes.
King Hiero's crown, 247
Machines, 149
Ardaillon, Edouard.
Mt. Laurion, 28; 281; 391
Aristippus.
Gold, 9; 14
Aristodemus.
Money, 8
Aristotle, XII; 607
Amber, 35
Athenian mines, 27; 83
Burning springs, 583
Coal, 34
Cupellation, 465
Distillation, 441
Lodestone, 115
Nitrum, 558
Ores of brass, 410
Quicksilver, 432
Silver from forest fires, 36
Theory of ore deposits, 44
Wealth of, 15
Arnold de Villa Nova. (see Villa Nova, Arnold de).
Athenaeus.
Silver from forest fires, 36
Augurellus, Johannes Aurelius (alchemist), XXVII; XXX
Augustinus Pantheus (alchemist), XXVII
Augustus, Elector of Saxony, IX
Dedication of De Re Metallica, XXV
Letter to Agricola, XV
Avicenna, XXX; 608

Bacon, Roger, XXX; 609
Saltpetre, 460; 562
Badoarius, Franciscus, XXVII
Balboa, V. N. de, V
Ballon, Peter, 559
Barba, Alonso, 300; 1
Barbarus, Hermolaus, XXVII
Barrett, W. F., 38
Becher, J. J., 53
Bechius, Philip, XV
Beckmann, Johann.
Alumen, 565
Amalgamation, 297
Nitrum, 559
Parting with nitric acid, 461
Stamp-mills, 281
Stannum, 473
Tin, 412
Bergbüchlein (see Nützlich Bergbüchlin).
Bergwerks lexicon, 37; 80; 81
Berman, Lorenz, VI; 597
Bermannus, 596; 599; VI
Arsenical minerals, 111
Bismuth, 3; 433
Cadmia, 113
Cobalt, 112
Fluorspar, 381
Molybdaena, 477
Schist, 234
Shafts, 102
Zinc, 409
Berthelot, M. P. E., 429; 609
Berthier, 492
Bias of Priene.
Wealth, 8; 14
Biringuccio, Vannuccio, 614
Agricola indebted to, XXVII
Amalgamation of silver ores, 297
Assaying, 220
Assay ton, 242
Brass making, 410
Clarifying nitric acid, 443
Copper refining, 536
Copper smelting, 405
Cupellation, 466
Liquation, 494
Manganese, 586
Parting precious metals, 451; 461; 462
Roasting, 267
Steel making, 420
Zaffre, 112
Boeckh, August, 28
Boerhaave, Hermann, XXIX
Borlase, W. C.
Bronze celts, 411
Borlase, William.
Cornish miners in Germany, 283
Born, Ignaz Edler von, 300
Boussingault, J. B., 454
Boyle, Robert.
Divining rod, 38
Brough, Bennett, 129
Bruce, J. C., 392
Brunswick, Duke Henry of (see Henry, Duke of Brunswick).
Budaeus, William (Guillaume Bude), 461; 606

Cadmus, 27
Calbus (see also Nützlich Bergbüchlin), 610; XXVI; XXVII
Alluvial gold, 75
Caligula.
Gold from auripigmentum, 111
Callides (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Callimachus.
On wealth, 19
Camerarius, VIII
Canides (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Carew, Richard.
Cornish mining law, 85
Cornish ore-dressing, 282
Carlyle, W. A.
Ancient Rio Tinto smelting, 405
Carne, Joseph.
Cornish cardinal points, 57
Casibrotius, Leonardus, VI
Castigationes in Hippocratem et Galenum, 605
Castro, John de, 570
Chabas, F. J., 129
Chaloner, Thomas, 570
Chanes (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Charles V. of Spain, IX
Agricola sent on mission to, X
Chevreul, M. E., 38
Chronik der Stadt Freiberg, 606
Cicero.
Divining rod, 38
Wealth of, 15
Cincinnatus L. Quintius, 23
Circe.
Magic rod, 40
Cleopatra.
As an alchemist, XXVII; XXIX
Collins, A. L. 119
Columbus, Christopher, V
Columella, Moderatus, XXV; XXVI
Comerius, XXVII; XXIX
Commentariorum ... Libri VI., 604
Conrad (Graf Cuntz von Glück), 23; 24
Corduba, Don Juan De, 300
Cortes, Hernando, V
Cramer, John, 236
Crassus, Marcus.
Love of gold, 9
Crates, the Theban.
Money despised by, 15
Croesus, King of Lydia.
Mines owned by, 26; 27
Ctesias.
Divining rod, 38
Ctesibius.
Machines, 149
Curio, Claudius.
Love of gold, 9
Curius, Marcus.
Gold of Samnites, 9; 15

Dana, J. D., 108
Alum, 566
Copiapite, 574
Emery, 115
Lemnian earth, 31
Minerals of Agricola, 594
Zinc vitriol, 572
Danae.
Jove and, 10
D'Arcet, J.
Parting with sulphuric acid, 462
Day, St. John V.
Ancient steel making, 423
De Animantibus Subterraneis, 597; VII
Editions, 600
Gnomes, 217; 217
De Bello adversus Turcam, 605
De Inventione Dialectica, 606
De Jure et Legibus Metallicis, 100; 604
De Medicatis Fontibus, 605
De Mensuris et Ponderibus, 597
Editions, 599
Weights and measures, 263; 78
De Metallis et Machinis, 604
Democritus (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Demosthenes.
Mt. Laurion mines, 27; 83
De Natura eorum quae Effluunt ex Terra, 598; 32
Dedication, VII
Editions, 600
De Natura Fossilium, 594; 600; III; XII
Alum, 565
Amber, 35
Antimony, 429
Argol, 234
Arsenical minerals, 111
Asbestos, 440
Bismuth, 110
Bitumen, 581
Borax, 560
Brass making, 410
Cadmia, 113
Caldarium copper, 511
Camphor, 238
Chrysocolla, 584
Coal, 35
Cobalt, 112
Copper flowers, 539; 233
Copper scales, 233
Crinoid stems, 115
Emery, 115
Fluorspar, 380
Goslar ores, 273
Goslar smelting, 408
Iron ores, 111
Iron smelting, 420
Jet, 34
Lapis judaicus, 115
Lead minerals, 110
Mannsfeld ores, 273
Melanteria, 573
Mineral Kingdom, 1
Misy, 573
Molybdaena, 476
Native metals, 108
Petroleum, 581
Pompholyx, 114; 278
Pyrites, 112
Quicksilver, 110
Rudis minerals, 108
Sal-ammoniac, 560
Silver glance, 109
Sory, 573
Spodos, 114
Stannum, 473
Stones which easily melt, 380
Sulphur, 578
Tophus, 233
Touchstone, 253
White schist, 234
Zinc, 409
De Ortu et Causis Subterraneorum, 594; 600; III; VII; XII; XIII
Earths, 48
Gangue minerals, 48
Gold in alluvial, 76
Ground waters, 48
Juices, 52
Metals, 51
Solidified juices, 49
Stones, 49
Touchstone, 253
Veins, 47
De Ortu Metallorum Defensio ad J. Scheckium, 604
De Peste, 605; VIII
De Precio Metallorum et Monetis, 597; 600
Mention by Agricola, 252; 263
De Putredine solidas partes, etc., 605
De Re Metallica, I; XIII; XIV-XVI
Editions, 600; XIV
Title page, XIX
De Soto, Fernandes, V
De Terrae Motu, 604
De Varia temperie sive Constitutione Aeris, 604
De Veteribus et Novis Metallis, 597; 600; VII; XXVI; 5
Agricola's training, VI
Conrad, 24
Discovery of mines, 36; 5; 37
Gottsgaab mine, 74
Devoz (de Voz), Cornelius, 570; 283
Diodorus Siculus, 607
Alum, 566
Bitumen, 582
Cupellation, 465
Drainage of Spanish mines, 149
Egyptian gold mining, 279
Fire-setting, 118
Lead, 391
Silver from forest fires, 36
Tin, 412
Diogenes Laertius, 7; 9; 10
Dioscorides, 607; 608
Alum, 566
Antimony, 428
Argol, 234
Arsenic minerals, 111
Asbestos, 440
Bitumen, 584
Brass making, 410
Burned lead, 237
Cadmia, 112
Chalcitis, 573
Copper flowers, 233; 538
Copper smelting, 403
Cupellation, 465
Distillation apparatus, 355
Dust-chambers, 355; 394
Emery, 115
Lead, 392
Lead minerals, 477
Lemnian earth, 31
Litharge, 465
Lodestone, 115
Melanteria, 573
Misy, 573
Naphtha, 584
Pompholyx, 394; 410
Quicksilver, 297; 432
Red-lead, 232
Sal-ammoniac, 560
Sory, 573
Spodos, 394
Verdigris, 440
Vitriol, 572
White-lead, 440
Diphilos, 27; 83
Diphilus (poet).
Gold, 10
Dominatores Saxonici, 606
Draud, G., 599
Dudae.
Alum trade, 569

Elizabeth, Queen of England.
Charters to alum makers, 283; 570
Dedication of Italian De Re Metallica to, XV
Importation of German miners, 283; 570
Eloy, N. F. J., 599
Entzelt (Enzelius, Encelio), 615
Erasmus, VI; VIII; XIV
Ercker, Lazarus.
Amalgamation, 300
Liquation, 491; 505
Nitric acid preparation, 443
Parting gold and silver, 444; 451
Eriphyle.
Love of gold, 9
Ernest, Elector of Saxony, VIII
Euripides.
Amber mentioned by, 35
Plutus, 8; 7
Ezekiel, Prophet.
Antimony, 428
Cupellation, 465
Tin, 412

Fabricius, George.
Agricola's death, X
Friendship with Agricola, VIII
Laudatory poem on Agricola, XXI
Letters, IX; X; XIV; XV
Posthumous editor of Agricola, 603; 606
Fairclough, H. R., III
Farinator, Mathias, XXVI
Ferdinand, King of Austria.
Agricola sent on mission to, X
Badoarius sent on mission to, XXVII
Ferguson, John.
Editions of De Re Metallica, XVI; 599
Feyrabendt, Sigmundi, XV
Figuier, L., 38
Flach, Jacques.
Aljustrel tablet, 83
Florio, Michelangelo, XV
Förster, Johannes, VI
Francis, Col. Grant, 267; 283
Francis I., King of France, IX
Frederick, Elector of Saxony, VIII; IX
Froben, Publisher of De Re Metallica, XIV; XV
Frontinus, Sextus Julius, 87

Galen.
Agricola's revision of, 605; VI
Lemnian earth, 31
Mention by Agricola, 2
Galerazeya sive Revelator Secretorum, etc., 606
Gama, Vasco da, V
Ganse (Gaunse), Joachim, 267; 283
Gatterer, C. W., 599
Geber, XXVII; XXX; 609
Alum, 569
Assaying, 219
Cementation, 459
Cupels, 466
Nitric acid, 460
Origin of metals, 44
Precipitation of silver nitrate, 443
Genesis, Book of, XII; 43
George, Duke of Saxony, IX; 310; 310
Gesner, Conrad, 52
Gibbon, Edward, 119
Glauber, J. R., 410
Glück, Cuntz von (see Conrad).
Gmelin, J. F., 84
Göcher, C. G., 599
Godolphin, Sir Francis, 282
Gowland, William.
Ancient bronze, 410; 411; 421
Early smelting, 402
Graecus, Marcus.
Saltpetre, 562
Grommestetter, Paul, 281
Grymaldo, Leodigaris, XVI
Gyges, King of Lydia.
Mines owned by, 26; 27

Hannibal.
Alps broken by vinegar, 119
Spanish mines, 42; 42
Hardy, William, 85
Heath, Thomas.
On Hero, 129
Heliodorus (alchemist), XXVII; XXIX
Henckel, J. F., 53; 112; 410
Hendrie, R., 609
Hennebert, E., 119
Henry, Duke of Brunswick, VII
Henry, Duke of Meissen, IX
Hermes (alchemist), XXVI; XXVIII
Hermes (Mercury).
Magic rod, 40
Hero.
Underground surveying, 129
Herodotus.
Alum, 566
Bitumen, 582
Lead, 391
Mines of Thrace, 23
Nitrum, 558
Hertel, Valentine, XIV
Hiero, King of Syracuse.
Crown, 247
Hill, John, 607
Auripigmentum, 111
Himilce, wife of Hannibal, 42
Hippocrates.
Cupellation, 391; 465
Lodestone, 115
Hiram, King of Tyre.
Mines, 214
Hofmann, Dr. R.
Biography of Agricola, V; XI; 599; 603
Homer.
Amber, 35
Divining rod, 40; 40
Lead, 391
Smelting, 402
Steel, 421
Sulphur, 579
Tin, 412
Hommel, W.
Early zinc smelting, 409
Horace.
Metals, 11
Wealth, 15; 17
Hordeborch, Johannes, VII
Houghstetter, Daniel, 283
Houghton, Thomas, 85
Humphrey, William.
Jigging sieve, 283
Hunt, Robert.
Roman lead smelting, 392

Inama-Sternegg, K. T. von, 84
Interpretatio Rerum Metallicarum (see Rerum Metall. Interpretatio).
Irene, Daughter of Agricola, VII

Jacobi, G. H.
Biography of Agricola, V; 599
Calbus, XXVII; 610
Jagnaux, Raoul.
Ancient zinc, 409
Jason.
Golden fleece, 330
Jeremiah.
Bellows, 362
Cupellation, 465
Lead smelting, 391
Nitrum, 558
Jezebel.
Use of antimony, 428
Job.
Refining silver, 465
Johannes (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
John, Elector of Saxony, IX
John, King of England.
Mining claims, 85
John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, IX
Josephus.
Dead Sea bitumen, 33
Jove.
Danae legend, 10
Justin, 36
Juvenal.
Money, 10

Karsten, K. J. B.
Liquation, 491; 492; 505; 509; 523; 535
Kerl, Bruno.
Liquation, 505
König, Emanuel, XV
König, Ludwig, XV
Kopp, Dr. Hermann, 609; 441

Lampadius, G. A., 462
Lasthenes.
Love of gold, 9
Latin Grammar (Agricola), 605
Leonardi, Camilli, 615
Leupold, Jacob, XV; 599
Leviticus.
Leprosy of walls, 562
Lewis, G. R, 84
Lewis, 454
Libavis, Andrew, 410
Lieblein, J. D. C., 129
Linnaeus, Charles, 559
Livy.
Hannibal's march over the Alps, 119
Lohneys, G. E.
Liquation, 491; 505
Parting with antimony, 451
Zinc, 409; 410
Lucretia, daughter of Agricola, VII
Lucretius.
Forest fires melting veins, 36
Lully, Raymond, XXVII; XXX
Luscinus, Fabricius.
Gold, 9; 15
Luther, Martin, V; VI; VIII; IX
Lycurgus (Athenian orator).
Prosecution of Diphilos, 27; 83
Lycurgus (Spartan legislator).
Wealth prohibited by, 9; 15

Magellan, F. de, V
Maltitz, Sigismund, 312
Manlove, Edward, 70; 85
Marbodaeus, 615
Marcellinus, Ammianus.
On Thucydides, 23
Marcellus, Nonius, XXXI
Maria the Jewess, XXVII; XXVIII
Mathesius, Johann.
Cobalt, 214
Conrad mentioned by, 24
De Re Metallica, XIV
King Hiram's mines, 214
Matthew Paris.
Cornish miners in Germany, 283
Maurice, Elector of Saxony, XXV; VIII; IX; X
Mawe, J., 70
Maximilian, Emperor, 23; 24
Meissen, Dukes of (see under personal names: Albert, Henry, etc.).
Melanchthon.
Relations with Agricola, VIII; X
Menander.
Riches, 8
Mercklinus, G. A., 599
Mercury (see Hermes).
Merlin (magician), XXVII; XXX
Meurer, Wolfgang.
Letters, IX; X
Meyer, Ernst von, 248; 569
Meyner, Matthias, VII
Midas, King of Lydia.
Mines owned by, 26; 27
Miller, F. B., 462
Minerva.
Magic rod, 40
Morris, W. O'C., 119
Mosellanus, Petrus, VI
Moses.
Bitumen, 582
Lead, 391
Refining gold, 399
Rod of Horeb, 38; 40
Müller, Max.
Ancient iron, 421

Naevius.
Money, 20
Nash, W. G.
Rio Tinto mine, 149
Naumachius.
Gold and silver, 8
Neckam, Alexander.
Compass, 57
Newcomen, Thomas, 149
Nicander.
On coal, 34
Nicias.
Sosias and slaves of, 25; 25
Nützlich Bergbüchlin, 610; XXVI; XXVII
Alluvial gold, 75
Bismuth, 110; 433
Compass, 57; 129
Ore-deposits, 44
Ore-shoots, 43
Veins, 43; 46; 73

Olympiodorus (alchemist), XXVII; XXX
Oppel, van (see Van Oppel).
Orus Chrysorichites (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Osthanes (alchemist), XXVII; XXIX
Otho the Great, 6
Otho, Prince, 6
Ovid.
Mining censured by, 7

Pandulfus Anglus, XXVI
Pantaenetus.
Demosthenes' oration against, 27; 83
Pantheus, Augustinus (alchemist), XXVII
Paracelsus, XIV; XXX
Divining rod, 38
Zinc, 112; 409
Paris, Matthew (see Matthew Paris).
Pebichius (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Pelagius (alchemist), XXVII
Pennent, Thomas, 570
Percy, John.
Cementation, 454; 459
Cupellation, 465
Liquation, 491
Parting with antimony, 451; 452
Peregrinus, Petrus.
Compass, 57
Petasius (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Petrie, W. M. F.
Egyptian iron, 421
Mt. Sinai copper, 402
Pettus, Sir John, XVI; 283
Phaenippus.
Demosthenes' oration against, 27; 83
Phaeton's sisters, 35
Pherecrates, XXVI
Philemon.
Riches, 7
Philip of Macedonia, 27
Philip, Peter, 282
Phillips, J. A., 410
Philo.
Lost work on mining, XXVI
Phocion.
Bribe of Alexander, 9; 15
Phocylides.
Gold, 7
Photius, 279
Fire-setting, 118
Pindar.
Wealth, 19; 252
Pius II, Pope.
Alum maker, 570
Pizarro, F., V
Plateanus, Petrus, XIV
Plautus.
Gold, 10
Pliny (Caius Plinius Secundus), XXVI; 608
Alluvial mining, 331; 333
Alum, 566
Amalgamation, 297
Amber, 35
Antimony, 428
Argol, 234
Arrhenicum, 111
Asbestos, 440
Bitumen, 33; 583
Brass, 410
British miners, 83
Cadmia, 112
Cementation, 459
Chrysocolla, 560
Copper flowers and scales, 233; 538
Copper smelting, 404
Cupellation, 466
Drainage of Spanish mines, 149
Electrum, 458
Fire-setting, 118
Galena, 476
Glass, 585; 586
Hannibal's silver mine, 42; 42
Hoisting ore, 157; 157
Iron, 11
Jew-stone, 115
Lead, 392
Lemnian earth, 31
Litharge, 475; 466; 501
Lodestone, 115
Manganese (?), 586
Metallurgical appliances, 355
Misy, 573
Molybdaena, 466; 476
Naphtha, 583
Nitrum, 560
Ore-dressing, 281
Outcrops, 65
Pompholyx, 396
Protection from poison, 215
Quicksilver, 433
Red-lead, 232
Roasting, 267
Sal-ammoniac, 560
Salt from wood, 558
Silver-lead smelting, 392
Sory, 573
Spodos, 396
Stannum, 473
Tin, Spanish, 412
Tophus, 233
Touchstone, 256; 253
Turfs in sluices, 331; 332
Vena, 43
Ventilation with wet cloths, 210; 210
Verdigris, 440
Vitriol, 572
White-lead, 440
Plutarch, 25
Pluto, 216
Polybius.
Ore washing, 281
Silver-lead smelting, 392; 465
Polymnestor, King of Thrace.
Love of gold, 9; 16
Pörtner, Hans, 281
Posepny, Franz, 53
Posidonius.
Asphalt and naphtha, 584
Drainage of Spanish mines, 149
Silver from forest fires, 36
Priam, King of Troy.
Gold mines of, 26; 27
Probierbüchlein, 612; XXVI
Amalgamation, 297
Antimony, 420
Assaying, 220
Assay ton, 242
Bismuth, 433
Cementation, 454
Nitric acid, 439
Parting, 461; 462; 463
Precipitation of silver nitrate, 443
Residues from distillation of nitric acid, 235; 443
Roasting, 267
Stock fluxes, 235; 236
Touchstone, 253
Propertius.
Gold, 10
Pryce, William.
Adam's fall, 353
Divining rod, 38
Juices, 1
Ore-deposits, 53
Stamp-mill, 282
Stringers, 70
Psalms.
Silver refining, 465
Pulsifer, Wm. H., 391
Pygmalion.
Love of gold, 9; 16

Rachaidibus (alchemist), XXVII
Rameses I.
Map of mines, 129
Rameses III.
Leaden objects dating from, 391
Raspe, R. E., 300
Rawlinson, George, 583
Ray, P. Chandra.
Indian zinc, 409
Raymond, Rossiter W., 38
Rechter Gebrauch der Alchimey, 606
Rerum Metallicarum Interpretatio, 597; VII; 600
Reuss, F. A., 599
Richter, A. D., V; 599
Rodianus (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Rössler, B., 53
Royal Geological Society of Cornwall, 84
Rühlein von Kalbe (see Calbus).

Salmoneus.
Lightning, 11
Sandwich, Earl of, trans. Barba's book, 300
Sappho.
Wealth, 19
Savery, Thomas, 149
Saxony, Dukes and Electors of.
(See under personal names: Albert, Ernest, etc.).
Schliemann, H., 391
Schlüter, C. A.
Artificial zinc vitriol, 572
Copper refining, 535
Cupellation, 464
Liquation, 491; 505
Parting with sulphur, 462
Schmid, F. A., V; XV; 599
Schnabel and Lewis, 465
Scott, Sir Walter.
"Antiquary," 300
Seneca.
Wealth of, 15
Seneferu.
Copper mines, 402
Seti I.
Map of mine, 129
Shaw, Peter, XXVIII
Shoo King.
Copper and lead, 391; 402
Iron, 421
Shutz, Christopher, 283
Sigfrido, Joanne.
Ed. Agricola's works, XV
Socrates.
Riches, 7; 9; 14; 18
Solinus, C. Julius.
Solifuga, 216; 216
Solomon, King.
Cobalt in mines, 214
Solon.
Scarcity of silver under, 27
Sosias, the Thracian.
Slaves employed by, 25
Stahl, G. E., 53
Staunton, Sir George, 409
Stephanus (alchemist), XXVII; XXX
Stephenson, George, 149
Strabo, 607
Arsenical minerals, 111
Asbestos, 440
Asphalt, 584; 33
Bellows, 362
Cementation, 458
Cupellation, 465
Drainage of Spanish mines, 149
Forest fires melting veins, 36
High stacks, 355
Lydian mines, 26; 27
Mt. Laurion, 27
Silver-lead smelting, 391
Spanish ore-washing, 281
Zinc (?), 409
Strato.
Lost work on mines, XXVI; XXVII; XII
Struve, B. G., 599
Synesius (alchemist), XXVII; XXIX

Tantalus, 27
Taphnutia (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Tapping, Thomas, 85
Thales of Miletus.
Amber, 35
Themistocles.
Athenian mine royalties, 27
Theodor, son of Agricola, VII
Theognis.
Cupellation, 465
On greed, 18
Plutus, 8
Refining gold, 399
Theological Tracts (Agricola), 605
Theophilus (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Theophilus the Monk, 609
Brass making, 410
Calamine, 112
Cementation, 459
Copper refining, 536
Copper smelting, 405
Cupels, 466
Divining rod, 38
Liquation, 494
Metallurgical appliances, 355
Parting with sulphur, 461
Roasting, 267
Theophrastus, XII; 607
Amber, 35
Arsenical minerals, 111
Asbestos, 440
Assaying, 219
Coal, 34
Copper minerals, 110
Copper ore, 403
Emery, 115
Lodestone, 115
Lost works, XXVI; 403
Origin of minerals, 44
Parting precious metals, 458
Quicksilver, 297; 432
Touchstone, 252
Verdigris, 440
Vermilion, 232
White-lead, 391; 440
Thompson, Lewis, 462
Thoth.
Hermes Trismegistos, XXIX
Thotmes III.
Lead, 391; 582
Thucydides.
Mining prefect, 23; 23; 95
Tibullus.
Wealth condemned by, 16
Timocles.
Riches, 8
Timocreon of Rhodes.
Plutus, 7
Tournefort, Joseph P. De, 566
Tubal Cain.
Instructor in metallurgy, 353
Tursius, 24
Twain, Mark.
Merlin, XXX
Typographia Mysnae et Toringiae, 605

Ulloa, Don Antonio De, 298
Ulysses.
Magic rod, 40

Valentine, Basil, XXX; 609
Antimony, 429
Divining rod, 38
Parting with antimony, 461
Zinc, 409
Valerius, son of Agricola, VII
Van der Linden, J. A., 599
Van Oppel, XIII; 52
Varro, Marcus, XXVI
Vasco da Gama (see Gama, Vasco da).
Veiga, Estacia de, 83
Velasco, Dom Pedro De, 298
Veradianus (alchemist), XXVII; XXVIII
Villa Nova, Arnold De (alchemist), XXVII; XXX
Virgil.
Avarice condemned by, 16
Vitruvius, 608
Amalgamation, 297
Hiero's Crown, 248
Pumps, 174; 149
Red-lead, 232
Surveying, 129
Verdigris, 440
White-lead, 440
Vladislaus III., King of Poland, 24
Von Oppel (see Van Oppel).
Voz, Cornelius de (see Devoz, Cornelius).

Wallerius, J. G., 234; 273
Watt, James, 149
Watt, Robert, XXVII
Wefring, Basilius, XIV
Weindle, Caspar, 119
Weinart, B. G., 599
Weller, J. G., V
Werner, A. G., XIII; 53
Wilkinson, J. Gardner.
Bitumen, 582
Egyptian bellows, 362
Egyptian gold-washing, 279
Williams, John, 53
Winkler, K. A., 464
Wrotham, William de, 85; 413; 473

Xenophon.
Athenian mines, 28; 83; 27; 29
Fruitfulness of mines, 6
Mining companies, 90
Mine slaves, 25; 28
Quoted by Agricola, 26; 28

Zimmerman, C. F., 53
Zosimus (alchemist), XXVII; XXIX