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Geothermal energy, heat from the interior of the planet Earth, has been utilized by mankind since its existence. Hot springs and hot pools have been used for bathing and health treatment, but also for cooking or heating. The resource has also been used for producing salts from hot brines. For the early man the Earth internal heat and hot springs had religious and mythical connotation meaning. They were the places of the Gods, represented Gods or were endowed with divine powers. In many modern societies bathing in hot spring spas has still preserved the meaning of a divine ceremony.
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Stober, I., Bucher, K. (2013). History of Geothermal Energy Use. In: Geothermal Energy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13352-7_2
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