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Becher, Johann Joachim. [Cont'd.] 



Emperour's Court, at Vienna, came by, and made away with a very 

 great quantity of pouder of projection, by projecting with it before 

 the Emperor, and a great many witnesses, selling it, &c., for some 

 years past. Published at the request, and for the satisfaction of 

 several curious and ingenious, especially of Mr. Boyl, &c. Lon- 

 don, 1680. pp. [viJ-31, 4to. 

 Naturkiindigung der Metallen, mit vielen curiosen Beweissthumen, 

 natiirlichen Grunden, Gleichniissen, Erfahrenheiten, und bishero 

 ohngemeinen Aufmerckungen vor Augen gestellet. Zur Erhaltung 

 der Warheit, Erlauterung der spagierischen Philosophi und Gefal- 

 len der Liebhaber. Franckfurt, 1661. 

 * Opuscula chymica rariora, addita nova praefatione ac indice locuple- 

 tissimo, multisque figuris seneis illustrata a Friderico Roth-Scholtzio. 

 Norimbergae et Altorfii, apud haeredes J. D. Tauberi, 17 19. pp. 

 [xii]-5o-3io, T 2mo. 111. 

 [Contents .•] 

 Verzeichniss derer Schriften Joannis Joachimi Becheri. p. 13. 

 Tripus Hermeticus fatidicus pandens oracula chymica, seu 



I. Laboratorium portatile cum methodo vere spagyrice, sc. juxta 



exigentiam naturae, laborandi ; accessit pro praxi et exemplo, 

 II. Magnorum duorum productorum nitri et salis textura et anatomia; 



atque in omnium praecedentium confirmationem adjunctum est, 

 in. Alphabetum minerale seu viginti quatuor theses de subter- 



raneorum et mineralium genesi, textura et analysi. 

 His accessit concordantia mercurii lunse. Omnia juxta authoris doc- 

 trinam et principia in physica sua subterranea ejusque supple- 

 mentis conscripta, adeo ut hie Tripus Hermeticus commentarius 

 practicus super prasfatam physicam subterraneam vere dici queat, 

 utpote scriptum raris experimentis, multis figuris et profundis 

 speculationibus innixum, ut lectori per se patebit. 

 Tractatus primus. 

 Scyphus Becherianus, sive Laboratorium portatile, quo omnes labores 

 chymici excogitabiles et practicabiles levi sumptu, brevi tempore, 

 jucundaoperationeelaboraripossunt ; accessit ejusdemmethodus 

 vera et genuina philosophice et spagyrice laborandi. p. 31. 



Tractatus secujidus. 

 Centrum mundi concatenatum seu duumviratus Hermeticus, sive mag- 

 norum mundi duorum productorum nitri et salis textura et ana- 

 tomia, aeris nempe et maris consideratio ; pro commentario in 

 posteriora duo capita supplementi primi physicse suae subterraneae. 

 p. 63. 



