Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries
Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries

Author: Saul Guerrero

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2017-09-11

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9004343830

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In Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries, Saul Guerrero combines historical research with geology and chemistry to refute the current prevailing narrative of a primitive effort dominated by mercury and its copious emissions to the air. Based on quantitative historical data, visual records and geochemical fundamentals, Guerrero analyses the chemical and economic reasons why two refining processes had to share production, creating along the way major innovations in the chemical recipes, milling equipment, mercury recycling practice, and industrial architecture and operations. Their main environmental impact was lead fume and the depletion of woodlands from smelting, and the transformation of mercury into calomel during the patio process.

Gold and Prices
Gold and Prices

Author: George F. Warren

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-11-08

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 1351265873

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This influential study of the relationship between the prices of gold and other commodities was originally published in 1935. In it the authors attributed the initial cause of the great depression in the US to the reestablishment of the gold standard in many European countries and resulting deflation. The authors' recommendations were successfully implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Routledge Library Editions: The Gold Standard
Routledge Library Editions: The Gold Standard

Author: Various Authors

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-03-05

Total Pages: 2049

ISBN-13: 1000416267

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Re-issuing 8 seminal volumes in the history of economics, originally published between 1930 and 1987, but which still have enduring validity, the volumes in this set by Barthold A. Butenschøn, Karl Gustav Cassel, G. D. H. Cole, Diane B. Kunz, H. L. Puxley, George F. Warren and Frank A. Pearson and Charles Morgan Webb: Set the British political and financial crisis of 1931 in an international context; Provide a definitive account of an exciting episode in British politics; Discuss the inadequacy of ‘orthodox Gold Standard theory’ in the light of post-war monetary phenomen; Examine the American use of silver and changes to China's currency system; Form an invaluable commentary on the monetary instability of these crucial years; Represent an influential study of the relationship between the prices of gold and other commodities.