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12 Nitre and Salt Are Found in All Waters and Earths
German & Latin
1723 pp 65–66Das XII. Capitel. Dass das Nitrum und Sal in allen Wassern und Erden zu finden.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 12 Nitre and Salt Are Found in All Waters and Earths
1723 pp 65–6612 Nitre and Salt Are Found in All Waters and Earths
Chapter outline
Leaching and crystallization are proposed to reveal nitre and salt in soils and waters.
Rivers carry dissolved salts to the sea.
The predominance of salt in seawater is attributed to continued heating and motion.
Fixation is described as a conversion from nitre toward alkali.
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The two-book alchemical work of 1723 in German with a new English translation, 399 notes, eight historical diagrams, chapter outlines, keyword essays, a glossary, bibliography, subject index, and 400 discussion questions.
Historical Text and Translation
Anonymous, Aurea Catena Homeri. Frankfurt and Leipzig: Johann Georg Böhme, 1723. Traditionally attributed to Anton Joseph Kirchweger; the attribution remains uncertain. Historical diagrams from the Stiftung der Werke von C. G. Jung copy digitized by e-rara.
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