Mine drainage. (Basle, 1556). Woodcut

Mine drainage. Man in centre left of picture is boring lengths of wood with borers and augers to form pipes. Man on centre right is working the piston rod of a suction pump to raise water from a mine. In the left foreground are lengths of pipe to be joined, and various internal pump parts. From De re metallica, by Agricola, pseudonym of Georg Bauer (Basle, 1556). Woodcut

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1556 Agricola Basle Bauer Boring Drainage Internal Joined Lengths Metallica Pipes Piston Pseudonym Raise Suction

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