In one respect I shall certainly provoke criticism.
— from The War of the Worlds by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
From then until Agricola's time, a period of some four centuries, there are occasional references in Stannary Court proceedings, Charters, and such-like official documents which give little metallurgical insight.
— from De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georg Agricola
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