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  • Martin Thrane Brünnich Professor der Naturgeschichte ... Mineralogie / aus dem Dänischen übersetzt ; mit Zusätzen des Verfassers und einer Anzeige der bisher bekannten russischen Mineralien vermehrt
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Martin Thrane Brünnich Professor der Naturgeschichte ... Mineralogie / aus dem Dänischen übersetzt ; mit Zusätzen des Verfassers und einer Anzeige der bisher bekannten russischen Mineralien vermehrt

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Notes
Translated by Johann Gottlieb Georgi, who signed the "Vorrede des Uebersetzers" on page [12] (1st group).
The descriptions of minerals make frequent reference to Wallerius's Systema mineralogicum (1772-1775).
Engraved vignette on title page, with the publisher's entwined initials, JZL.
Brünnich's mineral collection was acquired first by the Kongsberg Mining Academy (Bergseminarium); afterwards about a third of the specimens were purchased by the Kongelige Frederiks universitet (later known as the Universitetet i Oslo). --W.E. Wilson, The history of mineral collecting 1530-1799, page 163.
Head- and tail-pieces.
Signatures: pi⁸ 2*² A-X⁸ Y⁶.
Schuh, C.P. Mineralogy & crystallography, 1092
Also available online.
SCNHRB copy 39088019326719 has bookplates: 1. (armorial) Peter von Hemert, with motto: Sola virtus nobilitas. 2. Smithsonian Libraries. Purchased from the Cullman Endowment.
SCNHRB copy has stamps: (on title page) 1. Ingenieurcorpsets Bibliothek; 2. Det Kgl. Garnisons Bibliothek i Kiøbenhavn; (on final page) Udgået af Bbiliotekets Samling.
SCNHRB copy has a contemporary full leather binding with raised bands, gilt-tooled spine, marbled endpapers (free endpapers wanting), and red edges.
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Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Date
1781
Call number
QE362 .B7815 1781
author
Brünnich, M. Thr (Morten Thrane) 1737-1827
Author
Wallerius, Johan Gottschalk 1709-1785 Systema mineralogicum
translator
Georgi, Johann Gottlieb 1738-1802
publisher
Logan, Johann Zacharias
former owner
Hemert, Peter van 1734-1810 DSI
Ingenieurcorpsets Bibliothek (Copenhagen, Denmark) DSI
Kongelige Garnisonsbibliotek (Denmark) DSI
Subject
Brünnich, M. Thr (Morten Thrane) 1737-1827 Natural history collections
Type
Early works to 1800
Catalogs
Early works
Physical description
[20], 347, [1] pages ; 21 cm (8vo)
Title
Mineralogie
Topic
Mineralogy
Record ID
siris_sil_1066688
Usage
CC0
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