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Alternate Title(s): De la Pirotechnia
Author: Vannoccio Biringuccio
Publication Location: Venice
Year: 1540

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When Galileo needed to purchase plates of brass to make his engineering compass or commissioned glass to make better lenses, metalsmith, assayers and craftsmen in Venice employed operations similar to those described in Birunguccio’s metallurgical manual.

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Theme(s): Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Geology
Chronological Period: 16th century
Geographical Region(s): Italy, Europe
Resource Type: Book