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The works of the highly experienced and famous chymist, John Rudolph Glauber

containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchimy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals: also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry

by Johann Rudolf Glauber & Christopher Packe (Translator)

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Works of the Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber" is a scientific publication written in the late 17th century. This comprehensive work covers various aspects of chymistry, including medicinal preparations, alchemical processes, and practical techniques for manipulating metals and minerals. The book targets scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts interested in the advancements of chymistry and its applications to medicine and agriculture. The opening of the book features prefaces and illustrative diagrams outlining the construction and utility of philosophical furnaces. Glauber begins by discussing the significance of chymistry in enhancing techniques for distilling substances, highlighting various types of furnaces designed for different operations. He aims to share methods that improve efficiency and reduce costs, enabling better extraction of medicinal compounds and materials from both plants and metals. The prefaces also emphasize the author's commitment to elucidating the art of chymistry for the benefit of readers, bridging the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications in this burgeoning field. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subject metadata.

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  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Controlled discovery queries from colenda and project-gutenberg matched “Alchemy” and “alchemy”. Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

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containing, great variety of choice secrets in medicine and alchimy in the working of metallick mines, and the separation of metals: also, various cheap and easie ways of making salt-petre, and improving of barren-land, and the fruits of the earth : together with many other things very profitable for all the lovers of art and industry

University of Pennsylvania digitized edition

"Advertisement of books published by the author": at foot of p. [11] at end.; 12 unnumbered pages, 440, that is, 444 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 220, 92 pages, 12 unnumbered pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 unnumbered page.) : illustrations (woodcuts), frontispiece ; 38 cm; Imperfect: [2] preliminary leaves wanting; [1] leaf of plates (possibly frontispiece) wanting; p.[9] to [12] at end wanting.; In three parts: pt. 2 has special t.-p.; Includes index.; Numbers 373-376 used as leaf numbers.; Pt. 1, p. 374-444 misnumbered.

1694Printed for the author, and are to be sold at his house ... and by S. ManshipEnglish—Public download

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2024-08-12Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Colenda collection: Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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  • Penn Libraries catalog identifier: 9923409463503681
  • Physical location: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, E.F. Smith Collection, Folio QD27 .G5518 1694
  • Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0
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