Woysław Z. - An Accessible Lecture on Prospecting in Stratified Rocks, Warsaw 1880 [ Mining, Geology ]

Woysław Zygmunt - An Accessible Lecture on Conducting Exploration in Stratified Rocks Using Test Pits.,

Jan Noskowski Printing House, Warsaw, 1880

Hardcover, period half-cloth binding. Overall condition: very good; some foxing; uncut pages; stamped “Korytnica T.Ł Pr. Węgrów”

Number of pages: 95

Dimensions: 15 x 23 [cm]

Rarity.

A 19th-century Polish technical publication on mining, exploratory geology, and engineering. In it, Zygmunt Woysław methodically and practically explains the secrets of prospecting—that is, the search for mineral and ore deposits using shallow excavations (prospecting pits) in sedimentary (layered) rocks. This work serves as an excellent record of the development of Polish technical thought and scientific terminology in the 19th century.