The Book Concerning the Tincture of the Philosophers - Paracelsius

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THE BOOK CONCERNING THE TINCTURE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS.

CHAPTER I.

I, PHILIPPUS Th"o!h#& $* P&'"l * Bo) & $, &y $h&$, y Di i%" (#&'", )&%y -&y h& " ""% o*(h$ $o $h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# , -hi'h fi%&lly &ll '&)" $o $h" &)" 'o!" &%+"%+. H"#)" T#i )"(i $* , $h" E(y!$i&%, &!!#o&'h"+ $hi $& / i% hi o-% )"$ho+. O#* , $h"G#""/, o "# "+ $h" &)" !#o'" . H&li, $h" A#& i&%, #")&i%"+ fi#) i% hi o#+"#. B*$ Al "#$*M&(%* , $h" G"#)&%, follo-"+ &l o & l"%($hy !#o'" . E&'h o%" of $h" " &+ &%'"+ i% !#o!o#$io%$o hi o-% )"$ho+; %" "#$h"l" , $h"y &ll #i " &$ o%" &%+ $h" &)" "%+, &$ & lo%( lif", o )*'h+" i#"+ y $h" !hilo o!h"# , &%+ &l o &$ &% ho%o*#& l" * $"%&%'" &%+ )"&% of !#" "# i%( $h&lif" i% $hi 6&ll"y of Mi "#y. No- &$ $hi $i)", I, Th"o!h#& $* P&'"l * Bo) & $, Mo%'h of$h" A#'&%&, &) "%+o-"+ y Go+ -i$h !"'i&l (if$ fo# $hi "%+, $h&$ " "#y "'h"# &f$"# $hi

*!#")" !hilo o!hi' -o#/ )&y " fo#'"+ $o i)i$&$" &%+ $o follo- )", " h" I$&li&%, Pol", G&*l,G"#)&%, o# -h&$ o" "# o# -ho o" "# h" ". Co)" hi$h"# &f$"# )", &ll yo* !hilo o!h"# ,

& $#o%o)"# , &%+ !&(y#i $ , of ho-" "# lof$y & %&)" y" )&y ", I -ill ho- &%+ o!"% $o yo*,Al'h")i $ &%+ Do'$o# , -ho " "2&l$"+ y )" -i$h $h" )o $ 'o% *))&$" l& o*# , $hi'o#!o#"&l #"("%"#&$io%. I -ill $"&'h yo* $h" $i%'$*#", $h" '&%*)7, $h" 1*i%$" "%'", -h"#"i% li"hi+ $h" fo*%+&$io% of &ll )y $"#i" &%+ of &ll -o#/ . Fo# " "#y !"# o% )&y &%+ o*(h$ $o "li" "i% &%o$h"# o%ly i% $ho " )&$$"# , -hi'h h" h& $#i"+ y fi#". If &%y o%" h&ll h& " #o*(h$ fo#-+&%y$hi%( 'o%$#y $o $hi )"$ho+ of "2!"#i)"%$&$io% i% $h" S!&(y#i' A#$ o# i% M"+i'i%", $h"#" i%o #"& o% fo# yo*# "li"f i% hi), i%'", "2!"#i)"%$&lly, $h#o*(h $h" &("%'y of fi#", $h" $#*" i

"!&$"+ f#o) $h" f&l ". Th" li(h$ of N&$*#" i%+""+ i '#"&$"+ i% $hi -&y, $h&$ y )"&% $h"#"of$h" !#oof o# $#i&l of " "#y$hi%( )&y &!!", *$ o%ly $o $ho " -ho -&l/ i% $hi li(h$. Wi$h $hili(h$ -" -ill $"&'h, y $h" "#y " $ )"$ho+ of +")o% $#&$io%, $h&$ &ll $ho " -ho "fo#" )" h& "&!!#o&'h"+ $hi o +iffi'*l$ !#o i%'" -i$h $h"i# o-% f&%'i" &%+ &'*$" !"'*l&$io% h& ", $o $h"i#

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B*$ o lo%( & , #"lyi%( o% f&%'y &%+ o!i%io%, yo* 'l"& " $o yo*# fi'$i$io* oo/ , yo* " fi$$"+&%+ !#"+" $i%&$"+ fo# %o o%" of $h" " $hi%( .

CHAPTER II.

CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF THE SUBJECT AND MATTER OF THETINCTURE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS.

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!&$#i'h , O So!hi $, yo*, i% $h" )"&%$i)", h&ll h& " )&+" l"&+"# .CHAPTER III.

CONCERNING THE PROCESS OF THE ANCIENTS FOR THE TINCTURE OFTHE PHILOSOPHERS, AND A MORE COMPENDIOUS METHOD B:

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CHAPTER I6.CONCERNING THE PROCESS FOR THE TINCTURE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS,

AS IT IS SHORTENED B: PARACELSUS.

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yo*# i+ol . So)"$i)" , $h"#"fo#", $h" Al'h")i $ 'o)!o*%+ '"#$&i% i)!l" , -hi'h h" &f$"#-+'o##*!$ &''o#+i%( $o hi %""+, &%+ !#"!" $h"%'" &%o$h"# $hi%(. Fo# $h* "#y of$"% o*$ of)&%y $hi%( o%" i )&+", -hi'h "ff"'$ )o#" $h&% N&$*#" of h"# "lf '&% +o, & i% G& $&y%*) i$ i

!"#f"'$ly -"ll /%o-% $h&$ 6"%* i !#o+*'"+ f#o) S&$*#%; i% Ci%$hi&, L*%& o*$ of 6"%* ; &%+ i%H*%(y, Sol o*$ of L*%&; $o !& o "# i% il"%'" fo# $h" $i)" "i%( $h" $#&% )*$&$io% of o$h"#%&$*#&l o 8"'$ , -hi'h -"#" -"ll /%o-% $o $h" M&(i, &%+ )o#" -o%+"#f*lly $h&% O i+ %#&$" i%hi M"$&)o#!ho " +o $h"y 'o)" $o $h" li(h$. Th&$ yo* )&y #i(h$ly *%+"# $&%+ )", ""/ yo*#Lio% i% $h" E& $, &%+ yo*# E&(l" i% $h" So*$h, fo# $hi o*# -o#/ -hi'h h& ""% *%+"#$&/"%. :o*-ill %o$ fi%+ "$$"# i% $#*)"%$ $h&% H*%(y &%+ I $#i& !#o+*'". B*$ if yo* +" i#" $o l"&+ f#o)*%i$y y +*&li$y i% $#i%i$y -i$h "1*&l !"#)*$&$io% of "&'h, $h"% yo* ho*l+ +i#"'$ yo*# 8o*#%"y $o$h" So*$h; o i% Cy!#* h&ll yo* (&i% &ll yo*# +" i#", 'o%'"#%i%( -hi'h -" )* $ %o$ +il&$" )o#"

!#of* "ly $h&% -" h& " +o%" &$ !#" "%$. Th"#" " $ill )&%y )o#" of $h" " '&%& -hi'h "2hi i$$#&% )*$&$io% , $ho*(h $h"y " /%o-% $o f"-. A%+ &l$ho*(h $h" " )&y y $h" Lo#+ Go+ " )&+")&%if" $ $o &%yo%", $ill, $h" #*)o*# of $hi A#$ +o" %o$ o% $h&$ &''o*%$ &$ o%'" #"&/ fo#$h, *$$h" Al)i(h$y (i " $h"#"-i$h $h" *%+"# $&%+i%( ho- $o 'o%'"&l $h" " &%+ o$h"# li/" $ " "% $o$h" 'o)i%( of Eli& $h" A#$i $, &$ -hi'h $i)" $h"#" h&ll " %o$hi%( o o''*l$ $h&$ i$ h&ll %o$ "#" "&l"+. :o* &l o "" -i$h yo*# "y" 3$ho*(h $h"#" i %o %""+ $o !"&/ of $h" " $hi%( , -hi'h)&y " $&/"% +"#i i "ly y o)"4 $h&$ i% $h" fi#" of S*l!h*# i & (#"&$ $i%'$*#" fo# (") , -hi'h,i%+""+, "2&l$ $h") $o & lof$i"# +"(#"" $h&% N&$*#" y h"# "lf 'o*l+ +o. B*$ $hi (#&+&$io% of)"$&l &%+ (") h&ll " o)i$$"+ y )" i% $hi !l&'", i%'" I h& " -#i$$"% *ffi'i"%$ly & o*$ i$ i%)y S"'#"$ of S"'#"$ , i% )y oo/ o% $h" 6"2&$io% of Al'h")i $ , &%+ & *%+&%$ly "l "-h"#". A Ih& " "(*% $h" !#o'" of o*# &%'" $o# -i$h $h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# , I -ill %o-

!"#f"'$ly 'o%'l*+" i$.CHAPTER 6.

CONCERNING THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROCESS OF THE ANCIENTS,MADE B: PARACELSUS.

L& $ly, $h" &%'i"%$ S!&(y#i $ h& i%( !l&'"+ Lili i% & !"li'&% &%+ +#i"+ i$, fi2"+ i$ y )"&% of "(*l&$"+ i%'#"& " of $h" fi#", 'o%$i%*"+ o lo%( *%$il f#o) l&'/%" , y !"#)*$&$io% i%$o &ll $h"'olo*# , i$ "'&)" #"+ & loo+, &%+ $h"#"-i$h & *)"+ $h" 'o%+i$io% of & &l&)&%+"#. Ri(h$ly,i%+""+, +i+ $h"y !#o'""+ -i$h *'h l& o*#, &%+ i% $h" &)" -&y i$ i #i(h$ &%+ "'o)i%( $h&$" "#yo%" ho*l+ !#o'""+ -ho ""/ $hi !"l. I$ -ill " "#y +iffi'*l$ fo# )" $o )&/" $hi 'l""#

$o yo* *%l" yo* h&ll h& " l"%$ i% $h" S'hool of $h" Al'h")i $ $o o "# " $h" +"(#"" of $h"fi#", &%+ &l o $o 'h&%(" yo*# " "l . Fo# $h"% &$ l"%($h yo* -ill "" $h&$ oo% &f$"# yo*# Lili

h&ll h& " "'o)" h"&$"+ i% $h" Philo o!hi' E((, i$ "'o)" , -i$h -o%+"#f*l &!!"&%'" , l&'/"# $h&% $h" '#o-; &f$"#-+ , i% *''" io% of $i)", -hi$"# $h&% $h" -&%; &%+ &$ l& $, !& i%( $h#o*(h & y"llo- 'olo*#, i$ $*#% o*$ )o#" #"+ $h&% &%y loo+. S""/, ""/, &y $h" fi# $S!&(y#i $, &%+ yo* h&ll fi%+; /%o'/, &%+ i$ h&ll " o!"%"+ *%$o yo*. I$ -o*l+ " i)!io* &%+i%+"'o#o* $o !*$ foo+ i% $h" )o*$h of & !"#fi+io* i#+. L"$ h"# #&$h"# fly $o i$, " "% & I, -i$ho$h"# "fo#" )", h& " ""% 'o)!"ll"+ $o +o. B*$ follo- $#*" A#$; fo# $hi -ill l"&+ yo* $o i$


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!"#f"'$ /%o-l"+(". I$ i %o$ !o i l" $h&$ &%y$hi%( ho*l+ h"#" " "$ +o-% )o#" f*lly o# )o#"'l"ly $h&% I h& " "fo#" !o/"%. L"$ yo*# Phi &i'&l 'hool $"&'h yo* -h&$ $h"y -ill f#o)$h"i# *% $& l" &%+ li!!"#y fo*%+&$io%, -hi'h #"&'h" %o$ i$ "%+ o# i$ &i). Wh"% &$ l"%($h yo*

h&ll h& " ""% $&*(h$ & &''*#&$"ly & !o i l" $h" Al'h")i $i' A#$, %o$hi%( i% $h" %&$*#" of$hi%( h&ll $h"% &$ l"%($h " o +iffi'*l$ -hi'h '&%%o$ " )&+" )&%if" $ $o yo* y $h" &i+ of $hi

A#$. N&$*#", i%+""+, h"# "lf +o" %o$ #i%( fo#$h &%y$hi%( i%$o $h" li(h$ -hi'h i &+ &%'"+ $o i$hi(h" $ !"#f"'$io%, & '&% " ""% i% $hi !l&'" f#o) $h" *%i$y, o# $h" *%io%, of o*# +*&li$y. B*$ &)&% o*(h$ y S!&(y#i' !#"!&$io% $o l"&+ i$ $hi$h"# -h"#" i$ -& o#+&i%"+ y N&$*#". L"$ $hih& " ""% *ffi'i"%$ly &i+ y )", 'o%'"#%i%( $h" !#o'" of $h" &%'i"%$ &%+ )y 'o##"'$io% of$h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# , o f & #"l&$" $o i$ !#"!&$io%.

Mo#"o "#, i%'" %o- -" h& " $h&$ $#"& *#" of $h" E(y!$i&% i% o*# h&%+ , i$ #")&i% $h&$ -" $*#%i$ $o o*# * "0 &%+ $hi i off"#"+ $o * y $h" S!&(y#i' M&(i $"#y i% $-o -&y . A''o#+i%( $o $h"fo#)"# )o+" i$ '&% " &!!li"+ fo# $h" #"%"-i%( of $h" o+y; &''o#+i%( $o $h" l&$$"# i$ i $o " * "+fo# $h" $#&% )*$&$io% of )"$&l . Si%'", $h"%, I, Th"o!h#& $* P&'"l * , h& " $#i"+ "&'h of $h")i% +iff"#"%$ -&y , I &) -illi%( $o !*$ $h") fo#-+ &%+ $o +" '#i " $h") &''o#+i%( $o $h" i(%

i%+""+ of $h" -o#/, &%+ & i% "2!"#i"%'" &%+ !#oof $h"y &!!""+ $o )" "$$"# &%+ )o#" !"#f"'$ly.

CHAPTER 6I.

CONCERNING THE TRANSMUTATION OF METALS B: THE PERFECTIONOF MEDICINE.

If $h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# i $o " * "+ fo# $#&% )*$&$io%, & !o*%+ of i$ )* $ " !#o8"'$"+ o% & $ho* &%+ !o*%+ of )"l$"+ Sol. Th"%, &$ l"%($h, -ill & M"+i'i%" h& " ""% !#"!"+ fo# $#&% )*$i%( $h" l"!#o* )oi $*#" of $h" )"$&l . Thi -o#/ i & -o%+"#f*l o%" i% $h"

li(h$ of N&$*#", %&)"ly, $h&$ y $h" M&(i $"#y, o# $h" o!"#&$io% of $h" S!&(y#i $, & )"$&l, -hi'hfo#)"#ly "2i $"+, ho*l+ !"#i h, &%+ &%o$h"# " !#o+*'"+. Thi f&'$ h& #"%+"#"+ $h&$ &)"A#i $o$l", -i$h hi ill5fo*%+"+ !hilo o!hy, f&$*o* . Fo# $#*ly, -h"% $h" #* $i' i% H*%(y '& $i#o% &$ $h" !#o!"# "& o% i%$o & '"#$&i% fo*%$&i%, 'o))o%ly '&ll"+ =iff"# #*%%"%, i$ i 'o% *)"+i%$o #* $, &%+ -h"% $hi i li1*"fi"+ -i$h & l& $5fi#", i$ oo% "2i $ & !*#" 6"%* , &%+ %" "# )o#"#"$*#% $o i#o%. Si)illy, i% $h" )o*%$&i% 'o))o%ly '&ll"+ K*$$"% "#(, $h"y o $&i% & li2i i*)o*$ of )'& i$" , i% -hi'h i#o% i fo#$h-i$h $*#%"+ i%$o 6"%* of & hi(h (#&+", &%+ )o#")&ll"& l" $h&% $h" o$h"# !#o+*'"+ y N&$*#". Th" " $hi%( , &%+ )o#" li/" $h"), " /%o-% $o

i)!l" )"% #&$h"# $h&% $o o!hi $ , %&)"ly, $ho " -hi'h $*#% o%" &!!"&%'" of & )"$&l i%$o&%o$h"#. A%+ $h" " $hi%( , )o#"o "#, $h#o*(h $h" #")/& l" 'o%$")!$ of $h" i(%o#&%$, &%+

!$ly, $oo, o% &''o*%$ of $h" 8* $ "% y of $h" $ifi'"# , #")&i% &l)o $ hi++"%. B*$ I )y "lf, i%

I $#i&, h& " of$"% #o*(h$ 6"%* $o )o#" $h&% $-"%$y5fo*# 3&l. >4 +"(#"" , o $h&$ $h" 'olo*# ofSol 'o*l+ %o$ )o*%$ hi(h"#, 'o% i $i%( of A%$i)o%y o# o# ?*$&l, -hi'h 6"%* I * "+ i% &ll#" !"'$ & o$h"# /i%+ .

B*$ $ho*(h $h" ol+ $i $ -"#" "#y +" i#o* of $hi '&%*), &%+ o*(h$ i$ -i$h $h" (#"&$" $+ili("%'", %" "#$h"l" , "#y f"- 'o*l+ #i%( i$ y )"&% of & !"#f"'$ !#"!&$io% $o i$ "%+. Fo#$h" $#&% )*$&$io% of &% i%f"#io# )"$&l i%$o & *!"#io# o%" #i%( -i$h i$ )&%y +iffi'*l$i" &%+o $&'l" , & $h" 'h&%(" of Jo " i%$o L*%&, o# 6"%* i%$o Sol. P"#h&! o% &''o*%$ of $h"i# i%


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Go+ -ill"+ $h&$ $h" M&(%&li& of N&$*#" ho*l+ " hi++"% f#o) )&%y )"%. Fo# o)"$i)" , -h"%$hi Ti%'$*#" h& ""% !#"!"+ y $i $ , &%+ $h"y -"#" %o$ & l" $o #"+*'" $h"i# !#o8"'$io% $o-o#/ i$ "ff"'$ , i$ h&!!"%"+ $h&$, y $h"i# '"l" %" &%+ &+ (*+i&% hi!, $hi -& "&$"% *!

y fo-l , -ho " f"&$h"# $h"#"*!o% f"ll off, &%+, & I )y "lf h& " ""%, (#"- &(&i%. I% $hi -&y$#&% )*$&$io%, $h#o*(h i$ & * " f#o) $h" '"l" %" of $h" $i $ , '&)" i%$o M"+i'i%" &%+

Al'h")y. Fo# -h"% $h"y -"#" *%& l" $o * " $h" Ti%'$*#" &''o#+i%( $o $h"i# +" i#", $h"y'o% "#$"+ $h" &)" $o $h" #"%o &$io% of )"%, & h&ll " h"+ )o#" &$ l(" i% $h" follo-i%('h&!$"#.

CHAPTER 6II.

CONCERNING THE RENO6ATION OF MEN.

So)" of $h" fi# $ &%+ !#i)i$i " !hilo o!h"# of E(y!$ h& " li "+ y )"&% of $hi Ti%'$*#" fo# &h*%+#"+ &%+ fif$y y" . Th" lif" of )&%y, $oo, h& ""% "2$"%+"+ &%+ !#olo%("+ $o " "#&l'"%$*#i" , & i )o $ 'l"ly h"-% i% +iff"#"%$ hi $o#i" , $ho*(h i$ "") ''"ly '#"+i l" $o &%y

o%". Fo# i$ !o-"# i o #")/& l" $h&$ i$ "2$"%+ $h" lif" of $h" o+y "yo%+ -h&$ i !o i l" $oi$ 'o%("%i$&l %&$*#", &%+ /""! i$ o fi#)ly i% $h&$ 'o%+i$io% $h&$ i$ li " o% i% &f"$y f#o) &lli%fi#)i$i" . A%+ &l$ho*(h, i%+""+, $h" o+y &$ l"%($h 'o)" $o ol+ &(", %" "#$h"l" , i$ $ill&!!" & $ho*(h i$ -"#" " $& li h"+ i% i$ !#i)&l yo*$h.

So, $h"%, $h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# i & U%i "# &l M"+i'i%", &%+ 'o% *)" &ll +i "& " , y-h&$ o" "# %&)" $h"y " '&ll"+, 8* $ li/" &% i% i i l" fi#". Th" +o " i "#y )&ll, *$ i$ "ff"'$i )o $ !o-"#f*l. By )"&% $h"#"of I h& " '*#"+ $h" l"!#o y, "%"#"&l +i "& ", +#o! y, $h" f&lli%(

i'/%" , 'oli', '& , &%+ i)il &ffli'$io% ; &l o l*!* , '&%'"#, %oli5)"5$&%("#", fi $*l& , &%+ $h"-hol" #&'" of i%$"#%&l +i "& " , )o#" *#"ly $h&% o%" 'o*l+ "li" ". Of $hi f&'$ G"#)&%y,F#&%'", I$&ly, Pol&%+, Boh")i&, "$'., -ill &ffo#+ $h" )o $ &)!l" " i+"%'".

No-, So!hi $, loo/ &$ Th"o!h#& $* P&'"l * . Ho- '&% yo*# A!ollo, M&'h&o%, &%+Hi!!o'#&$" $&%+ &(&i% $ )"< Thi i $h" C&$holi'*) of $h" Philo o!h"# , y -hi'h &ll $h" "

!hilo o!h"# h& " &$$&i%"+ lo%( lif" fo# #" i $i%( +i "& " , &%+ $h"y h& " &$$&i%"+ $hi "%+"%$i#"ly &%+ )o $ "ff"'$*&lly, &%+ o, &''o#+i%( $o $h"i# 8*+()"%$, $h"y %&)"+ i$ Th" Ti%'$*#" of$h" Philo o!h"# . Fo# -h&$ '&% $h"#" " i% $h" -hol" #&%(" of )"+i'i%" (#"&$"# $h&% *'h

!*#(&$io% of $h" o+y, y )"&% -h"#"of &ll *!"#fl*i$y i #&+i'&lly #")o "+ f#o) i$ &%+$#&% )*$"+< Fo# -h"% $h" ""+ i o%'" )&+" o*%+ &ll "l " i !"#f"'$"+. Wh&$ & &il $h" ill5fo*%+"+ !*#(&$io% of $h" o!hi $ i%'" i$ #")o " %o$hi%( & i$ o*(h$< Thi , $h"#"fo#", i $h")o $ "2'"ll"%$ fo*%+&$io% of & $#*" !hy i'i&%, $h" #"("%"#&$io% of $h" %&$*#", &%+ $h" #" $o#&$io%of yo*$h. Af$"# $hi , $h" %"- " "%'" i$ "lf +#i " o*$ &ll $h&$ i o!!o "+ $o i$. To "ff"'$ $hi

#"("%"#&$io%, $h" !o-"# &%+ i#$*" of $h" Ti%'$*#" of $h" Philo o!h"# -"#" )i#&'*lo* ly+i 'o "#"+, &%+ *! $o $hi $i)" h& " ""% * "+ i% "'#"$ &%+ /"!$ 'o%'"&l"+ y $#*" S!&(y#i $ .

HERE ENDS THE BOOK CONCERNING THE TINCTURE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS.

NOTES7 Th" A#'&%*) of & * $&%'" i %o$ $h" i#$*" 3virtus 4 *$ $h" " "%'" 3vir 4 &%+ $h" !o$"%'y 3 potentia 4, &%+ i

$#o%("# $h&% $h" i#$*"; %" "#$h"l" , &% ol+ "##o# of $h" +o'$o# 'o%f"##"+ $h" %&)" of i#$*" *!o% $h" !o$"%$i&l" "%'" . 5 Paramirum , Li . I6. M&%y $hi%( " "l "-h"#" "$ fo#$h 'o%'"#%i%( $h" ?*i%$" "%'", *$ -h&$ i


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+" '#i "+ i #"&lly & "!&$io% o# "2$#&'$io% of $h" !*#" f#o) $h" i)!*#", %o$ & $#*" 1*i%$" "%'", &%+ i$ i )o#"'o##"'$ly $"#)"+ &% A#'&%*). 5 Explicatio Totius Astronomiae .

9 Th" offi'" of 6*l'&% i $h" "!&$io% of $h" (oo+ f#o) $h" &+. So $h" A#$ of 6*l'&%, -hi'h i Al'h")y, i li/"*%$o +"&$h, y -hi'h $h" "$"#%&l &%+ $h" $")!o#&l " +i i+"+ o%" f#o) &%o$h"#. So &l o $hi $ )i(h$ " '&ll"+ $h"+"&$h of $hi%( . 5 De Morbis Metallicis , Li . I., T#&'$ III., '. 7. 6*l'&% i &% & $#&l &%+ %o$ & 'o#!o#&l f& #i'&$o#. 5 De

Caduco Matricis , P. 6I. Th" $i $ -o#/i%( i% )"$&l &%+ o$h"# )i%"#&l $#&% fo#) $h") i%$o o$h"# 'olo*# , &%+ i%o +oi%( hi o!"#&$io% i li/" $h&$ of $h" h"& "% i$ "lf. Fo# & $h" $i $ "2'o'$ y )"&% of 6*l'&%, o# $h" i(%"o*"l")"%$, o h"& "% !"#fo#) $h" -o#/ of 'o'$io% $h#o*(h $h" S*%. Th" S*%, $h"#"fo#", i $h" 6*l'&% of h"& "%&''o)!li hi%( 'o'$io% i% $h" "$h. 5 De Icteritiis. 6*l'&% i $h" f& #i'&$o# &%+ 'hi$"'$ of &ll $hi%( , %o# i hih& i$&$io% i% h"& "% o%ly, $h&$ i , i% $h" fi#)&)"%$, *$ "1*&lly i% &ll $h" o$h"# "l")"%$ . 5 Lib. Meteorum , '. @.Wh"#" $h" $h#"" !#i)" !#i%'i!l" " -&%$i%(, $h"#" &l o $h" i(%"o* " "%'" i & "%$. Th" I(%"o* 6*l'&% i%o$hi%( "l " *$ S*l!h*#, S&l Ni$#*), &%+ M"#'*#y. 5 Ibid. , '. .

Th" Boo/ of $h" R" "l&$io% of H"#)" , i%$"#!#"$"+ y Th"o!h#& $* P&'"l * , 'o%'"#%i%( $h" S*!#")" S"'#"$ of$h" Wo#l+, "") $o h& " ""% fi# $ #o*(h$ $o li(h$ y B"%"+i'$* Fi(*l* , &%+ &!!""+ & & piece de rsistance i%hi Gol+"% &%+ Bl" "+ C& /"$ of N&$*#" M "l , of -hi'h &% E%(li h $#&% l&$io% h& ""% "#y #"'"%$ly

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