I066 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CHEMISTRY. 



Wedel, Georg Wolffgang. [Cont'd.] 



* Einleitung zur Alchimie aus dem lateinischen ins teutsche 

 iibersetzet. Berlin, bey Christoph Gottlieb Nicolai, 

 1724. pp. [xii]-ioo, i2mo. 

 Programata de tabula Hermetis smaragdina. Jense, 1704. 4to. 



* Verniinfftige Gedancken vom Gold-Machen nebst einer Vorrede 



Christian Gottfried Stentzels. Zweyte Auflage. Wittenberg, bey 

 Carl Siegemund Henningen, 1734. pp. [xxvi]-ioo, i2mo. 



Wei Pih Yang. 

 Chen tung chi. 



The earliest Chinese work on alchemy, written about the middle of the second 

 century a.d. (Communicated by John Fryer, LL.D., of Shanghai.) 



Weidenfeld, Johannes Segerus. 



* Four Books concerning the secrets of the Adepts or of the use of 



Lully's spirit of wine : A practical work. With very great study 

 collected out of the ancient as well as modern fathers of adept 

 philosophy, reconciled together by comparing them one with an- 

 other, otherwise disagreeing, and in the newest method so aptly 

 digested, that even young practitioners may be able to discern the 

 counterfeit or sophistical preparations of animals, vegetables and 

 minerals, whether for medicines or metals from true, and so avoid 

 vagabond impostors and imaginary processes, together with the 

 ruine Ox estates. [The first Book.] London, printed by Will. Bonny, 

 for Tho. Howkins in George- Yard in Lombard-Street, 1685. pp. 

 [xlviii]-38o, 4to. 



Dedicated to the Hon. Robert Boyle. Only the first book was translated 

 into English. 



Welling, Georg von. See ABC. 



Werck (Ein) der Alchemey. See Aureum Vellus. 



Westphalus, Josephus. See S[chr6der, Fr. J. W.]. 



Wiegleb, Johann Christian. 



* Historisch-kritische Untersuchung der Alchemie, oder der einge- 



bildeten Goldmacherkunst ; von ihrem Ursprunge sowohl als Fort- 

 gange, und was nun von ihr zu halten sey. Weimar, 1777. pp. 

 [xxii]-437, i2mo. 



A severe attack on the claims of alchemical philosophers which provoked a 

 defense by Kortum, K. A., q. v. Wiegleb gives a short bibliography 

 of works written against alchemy (pp. 372-377). 



* Onomatologia curiosa artificiosa et magica oder natiirliches Zauber- 



l^exicon, in welchem vieles niitzliche und angenehme aus der 



