Agricola, Georgius, De re metallica, 1912/1950

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              <s>Others, on the contrary, run from north to south.</s>
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              <s>A, B, C—VEIN. D, E, F—
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              Seams in the Rocks.
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              <s>The seams in the rocks indicate to us whether a vein runs from the
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              east or from the west. </s>
              <s>For instance, if the rock seams incline toward the
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              westward as they descend into the earth, the vein is said to run from east
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              to west; if they incline toward the east, the vein is said to run from west
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              to east; in a similar manner, we determine from the rock seams whether
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              the veins run north or south.</s>
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              <s>Now miners divide each quarter of the earth into six divisions; and by
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              this method they apportion the earth into twenty-four directions, which they
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              divide into two parts of twelve each. </s>
              <s>The instrument which indicates these
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              directions is thus constructed. </s>
              <s>First a circle is made; then at equal
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              intervals on one half portion of it right through to the other, twelve
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              straight lines called by the Greeks
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              and in the Latin
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              dímetíentes,
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              are drawn through a central point which the Greeks call
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              so that
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              the circle is thus divided into twenty-four divisions, all being of an equal
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              size. </s>
              <s>Then, within the circle are inscribed three other circles, the outer­
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              most of which has cross-lines dividing it into twenty-four equal parts; the
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              space between it and the next circle contains two sets of twelve numbers,
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              inscribed on the lines called “diameters”; while within the innermost circle
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              it is hollowed out to contain a magnetic needle
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              3
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              . </s>
              <s>The needle lies directly </s>
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