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There are many arts and sciences of which a miner should not be ignorant. First there is Philosophy, that he may discern the origin, cause, and nature of subterranean things; for then he will be able to dig out the veins easily and advantageously, and to obtain more abundant results from his mining. Secondly there is Medicine, that he may be able to look after his diggers and other workman ... Thirdly follows astronomy, that he may know the divisions of the heavens and from them judge the direct
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― DE RE METALLICA [TRANSLATED FROM THE FIRST LATIN EDITION OF 1556]
― DE RE METALLICA [TRANSLATED FROM THE FIRST LATIN EDITION OF 1556]
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Plenty of blanks in the world's charts. There will have to be a lot surveying before all of them are filled in.
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― The Phantom Shark
― The Phantom Shark
