"Transcriptions, accompanied by short introductions, of mining and mineralogical treatises from Luis Sánchez de Aconcha (1616), Angel Díaz (1803), and Juan José D'Elhuyar (1786). Collection focuses on late-18th-century mining reform with Díaz's study of the Supía silver mines in Popayán and Elhuyar's description of the emerald mines of Muzo"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
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- Early works to 1800
- Science
- Spanish Manuscripts
- Transcriptions and commentary of works by Luis Sánchez de Aconcha, Angel Díaz, José Celestino Mutis, and Juan José D'Elhuyar
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- Geology
- Mines and mineral resources
- History
- Botanists
- Botany
- Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada (1783-1816)
- Biography
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- Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Laboratory manuals
- Neostrengeria
- Natural history
- Plant diseases
- Entomology
- Insect pests
- Biological control
- Communicable diseases
- Infection
- Prevention
- Plant anatomy
- Magnoliaceae
- Classification
- Identification
- Magnolias
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