The \u201cDe Re Metallica Libri XI\u201d from the pen of the polymath Georg Agricola is rightly called the \u201cBible\u201d of the miners of Europe and America. Now this special literary-scientific synthesis of the arts of the 16th century has been translated into Ukrainian. The TH Georg Agricola University (THGA), Bochum\/Germany, which itself bears the name of the Chemnitz native, who is generally regarded as the \u201cfather of mineralogy\u201d and the founder of modern geology and mining science, played a major role in the realisation (Figure 1).<\/p>\n
Prof. Volodymyr Biletskyi (Kharkov Polytechnic Institute) and Prof. Hennadii Haiko (Igor Sikorsky Kiev Polytechnic Institute) were responsible for the comparative translation of twelve books as well as the scientific editing and commentary. In addition to the first edition, they also consulted American, Polish and Soviet editions.<\/p>\n
Natalia Lubenska from the Research Center of Post-Mining (FZN) of the THGA also translated another component of Agricola\u2019s first edition \u2013 namely the book \u201cOn Subterranean Beings\u201d. \u201cThis is something special in that most international translations only include the usual twelve books \u2013 but usually omit this special section. Our translation thus comes closest to Georg Agricola\u2019s original idea of his fundamental work,\u201d says Lubenska.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that the first, purely mining-related part (Books I \u2013 VI) was already published in Donetsk at the beginning of 2014. \u201cThis first edition, with certain risks, was already brought to Ukraine from the occupied city,\u201d Lubenska tells us. The translation of the second part \u2013 sample analysis, ore enrichment, smelting, purification and separation of metals (books VII \u2013 XII) has been taking place with the financial support of the THGA since the end of 2022. The layout of the book, which should be as close as possible to the first printing from 1556, is now being created and finalised by the Ukrainian publishing house \u201cKyiv-Mohyla Academy\u201d.<\/p>\n
Lubenska is certain: \u201cThe return of Ukraine to the European family is taking place in many different ways. Our engagement on the scientific level is also part of it, including the translation of iconic works left to us by the humanists and scientists of Europe, including the books of Georg Agricola. Even Goethe once praised his work as \u201ca wonderful gift to mankind\u201d \u2013 now it will soon be available to all Ukrainians without a language barrier.\u201d (THGA\/Si.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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