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The works of Geber. Englished by Richard Russell, 1678

Catalog Data

Author:
Jābir ibn Ḥayyān  Search this
Russell, Richard  Search this
Holmyard, Eric John 1891-1959  Search this
Physical description:
xl, 264 p. illus. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
Notes:
"The English translation was published in 1678, and is here reprinted with addition of figures taken from the Latin edition published at Berne in 1545."
Contains reproductions of the title-pages of the Latin edition of 1545 and of the English translation of 1678.
Contents:
Of the investigation or search of perfection.--Of the sum of perfection, or of the perfect magistery.--Of the invention of verity, or perfection.--Of furnaces, &c. with a recapitulation of the author's experiments
Topic:
Alchemy  Search this
Call number:
QD25.J4 E1928X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_321977