Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books / by William Salmon ...

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Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books / by William Salmon ...
Author
Salmon, William, 1644-1713.
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London :: Printed for T. Howkins ... J. Taylor ... and J. Harris ...,
1692.
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Subject terms
Medicine, Ancient.
Medicine, Arab.
Medicine, Medieval.
Alchemy -- Early works to 1800.
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"Medicina practica, or, Practical physick shewing the method of curing the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies ... : to which is added, the philosophick works of Hermes Trismegistus, Kalid Persicus, Geber Arabs, Artesius Longævus, Nicholas Flammel, Roger Bachon and George Ripley : all translated out of the best Latin editions into English ... : together with a singular comment upon the first book of Hermes, the most ancient of philosophers : the whole compleated in three books / by William Salmon ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A60662.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2025.

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The Second Book of Roger Bacon, called, Speculum Alchymiae
Chap. 52. The entrance into this work and definition of the Art
621
Chap. 53. Of the Natural princi∣ples and Generation of Metals and Minerals
622

Page [unnumbered]

Chap. 54. Of the nearest matter out of which the Elixir is drawn
624
Chap. 55. Of the nearest matter of our Stone, yet more plainly
627
Chap. 56. Of the manner of Working, regulating, and con∣tinuing the Fire
630
Chap. 57. Of the Quality of the Vessels and Fornaces
632
Chap. 58. Of the colors Acciden∣tal and Essential appearing in the work
635
Chap. 59. Of the manner of Pro∣jection upon any of the Imper∣fect Metals
637
Chap. 60. A short Recapitulation of the whole work
640
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