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I.14 · Nitre and Salt in Plants
German & Latin
1723 pp 69Das XIV. Capitel. Dass das Nitrum und Sal in denen Vegetabilien zu finden, und dass solche aus diesen beyden gemacht, auch wieder dahin resolvirt werden.
The Golden Chain of Homer: I.14 · Nitre and Salt in Plants
1723 pp 6914 Nitre and Salt Are Found in Plants, Which Are Made From These Two and Resolve Into Them Again
Chapter outline
Plant growth is attributed to the universal seed concealed in earth and water.
The author proposes a comparison of soaked and unsoaked seed.
Flame, burning spirit, vinegar, oil and alkali are interpreted as evidence of nitre and salt.
The common first matter precedes specification into particular beings.
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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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