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The Golden Chain of Homer
A New Translation from the German Edition of 1723
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3 How Nature Destroys Plants
German & Latin
1723 pp 219–220Auf was Weise die Natur die Vegetabilia zerstöre.
The Golden Chain of Homer: 3 How Nature Destroys Plants
1723 pp 219–2203 How Nature Destroys Plants
Chapter outline
Moisture and heat awaken the innate acid of withered plants
The author's explanation of insects arising from plant matter
The prolonged decay of trees through internal and external causes
Natural calcination, compost, and the acceleration of decomposition
Rainwater as ferment and the volatile and acid as agents of putrefaction
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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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