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	INDEX TO PERSONS	AND AUTHORITIES. 635

	PAGE mosellanus, petrus .................. vi Moses. Bitumen ................................. 582 Lead ..................................... 391 Refining gold ........................... 399 RodofHoreb ......................... 38; 40 Müller, Max. Ancient iron............................ 421 Naevius. Money .................................... 20 Nash, W. G. Rio Tinto mine ........................ 149 Naumachius. Gold and silver ........................ 8 Neck am, Alexander Compass ................................. 67 Newcomen, Thomas ................... 149 Nicander. On coal.................................. 34 Nicias. Sosias and slaves of .................. 25; 25 Nützlich Bergbiichlin... 610; XXVI; XXVII Alluvial gold ........................... 75 Bismuth ................................. 110; 433 Compass ................................. 57; 129 Ore-deposits............................ 44 Ore-shoots .............................. 43 Veins ................................. 43; 46; 73 Olympiodorus (alchemist)... XXVII; XXX Oppel, van (see Van Oppel). Orus Chrysorichites (alchemist) ... ........................... XXVII; XXVIII Osthanes (alchemist) ......... XXVII; XXIX Otho'the Great ........................ 6 Otho, Prince.............................. 6 Ovid. Mining censured by .................. 7 Pandulfus Anglus..................... XXVI Pantaenetus. Demosthenes'oration against...... 27; 83 Pantheus, Augustinus (alchemist). XXVII Paracelsus........................... XIV; XXX Divining rod ........................... 38 Zinc ....................................... 112; 409 Paris, Matthew (See Matthew Paris). Pebichius (alchemist)...... XXVII ; XXVIII Pelagius (alchemist) .................. XXVII Pennent, Thomas........................ 570 Percy, John. Cementation............................ 454; 459 Cupellation.............................. 465 Liquation................................. 491 Parting with antimony ............. 451; 452 Peregrinus, Petrus. Compass ................................. 57 Petasius (alchemist)......... XXVII ; XXVIII Pétrie, W. M. F. Egyptian iron......................... 421 Mt. Sinai copper...................... 402 Pettus, Sir John ................... XVI; 283 Phaenippus. Demosthenes' oration against...... 27; 83 Phaeton's sisters...................... 35 Pherecrates............................. XXVI Philemon. Riches .................................... 7 Philip of Macedonia .................. 27 Philip, Peter............................ 282 Phillips, J. A............................ 410 Philo. Lost work on mining................ XXVI Phocion. Bribe of Alexander................... 0; 15 Phocylides. Gold....................................... 7 Photius .................................... 279 Fire-setting.............................. 118 Pindar. Wealth .................................. 19; 252 Pius II, Pope. Alum maker............................ 670	page PlZARRO, F.................................. V Plateanus, Petrus..................... XIV Plautus. Gold....................................... 10 Pliny (Caius Plinius Secundus) ... XXVI ; 608 Alluvial mining ........................ 331; 333 Alum..................................... 666 Amalgamation......................... 297 Amber.................................... 35 Antimony............................... 428 Argol..................................... 234 Arrhenicum.............................. 111 Asbestos ................................. 440 Bitumen ................................. 33; 583 Brass..................................... 410 British miners........................... 83 Cadmia.................................... 112 Cementation............................ 469 Chrysocolla.............................. 660 Copper flowers and scales............ 233; 538 Copper smelting ...................... 404 Cupellation .............................. 466 Drainage of Spanish mines ......... 149 Eleclrum ................................. 458 Fire-setting.............................. 118 Galena.................................... 476 Glass....................................... 585; 586 Hannibal's silver mine ............... 42; 42 Hoisting ore............................ 157; 157 Iron ....................................... 11 Jew-stone............................... 115 Lead ..................................... 392 Lemnian earth......................... 31 Litharge ........................ 475; 466; 501 Lodestone............................... 115 Manganese (?) ......................... 586 Metallurgical appliances............. 356 Misy ..................................... 673 Molybdaena ............................ 466; 476 Naphtha ................................. 583 Nitrum .................................. 660 Ore-dressing............................ 281 Outcrops................................. 65 Pompholyx .............................. 396 Protection from poison ............. 215 Quicksilver .............................. 433 Red-lead ................................. 232 Roasting ................................. 267 Sal-ammoniac ......................... 560 Salt from wood ........................ 558 Silver-lead smelting .................. 392 Sory....................................... 573 Spodos .................................... 396 Stannum ................................. 473 Tin, Spanish............................ 412 Tophus .................................. 233 Touchstone.............................. 250; 253 Turfs in sluices ........................ 331; 332 Vena ..................................... 43 Ventilation with wet cloths....... 210; 210 Verdigris................................. 440 Vitriol .................................... 672 White-lead .............................. 440 Plutarch.................................. 25 Pluto ....................................... 216 Polybius. Ore washing............................ 281 Silver-lead smelting .................. 392; 465 Polymnestor, King of Thrace. Love of gold ........................... 9; 16 Pörtner, Hans ......................... 281 Posepny, Franz......................... 53 Posidonius. Asphalt and naphtha................ 584 Drainage of Spanish mines ......... 149 Silver from forest fires............... 36 Priam, King of Troy. Gold mines of ......................... 20: 27 Probierbüchlein........................ 612; XXVI Amalgamation......................... 297 Antimony............................... 430 Assaying ................................. 220 Assay ton............................... 242 Bismuth ................................. 433

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