The metallurgy and technology of gold and platinum among the pre-Columbian Indians
By: by Paul Bergsøe, Copenhagen. English translation by F.C. Reynolds
Contributors: Reynolds, F. C., tr; Reynolds, F. C., translator
Series: Ingeniørvidenskabelige skrifter A -- nr. 44
Publisher: Danmarks naturvidenskabelige samfund, i kommission hos G.E.C. Gad
Published: 1937
Place of publication: København
Language: eng
Translated from: dan
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Goldwork; Gold; Metallurgy; Platinum; Ancient Jewelry; Indian art; Indians of South America; Antiquities
Other titles: Pre-Columbian Indians.
Table of contents: title: Description of material from Atacames and La Tolita.; title: Metallurgical examination of the material.; title: The first gold smelting carried out by the Indians.; title: Platinum in coherent form.; title: The economic side of the problem.; title: Tools.; title: Wire-drawing.; title: Welding.; title: The hardness of the metals.; title: Civilization and culture.; title: Summary (p. 43-44); title: Literature (p. [45])