A Compendium of British Mining: With Statistical Notices Of The Principal Mines In Cornwall - Brossura

Watson, Joseph Yelloly

 
9781108063692: A Compendium of British Mining: With Statistical Notices Of The Principal Mines In Cornwall

Sinossi

This short work of 1843 sheds much light on the history of British metal mining in the nineteenth century.

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Descrizione del libro

The mining agent Joseph Yelloly Watson (1817–88) produced this short work for private circulation in 1843. The compendium includes descriptions of British mines, mining processes, working conditions and management structures. It concludes with notes on the history of metal mining, followed by a useful glossary.

Contenuti

Introduction; General features of a mine; The system of Cornish mining; The mining district of Gwennap; The district of Camborne and Illogan; Tin and other mines of St Just and St Ives; The mines of Marazion; The eastern district of Cornwall and Devon; The mines of Cumberland and other counties; The history of metals and their uses; Glossary of the terms used in British mining; List of subscribers.

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