A choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy : as also rare and unheard-of medicines, menstruums and alkahests : with the true secret of volatilizing the fixt salt of tartar / collected and experimented by the honourable and truly learned Sir Kenelm Digby, Kt., Chancellour to Her Majesty the Queen-Mother ; hitherto kept secret since his decease, but now published for the good and benefit of the publick by George Hartman.
- Digby, Kenelm, 1603-1665
- Date:
- 1682
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Choice collection of rare secrets and experiments in philosophy
Publication/Creation
London : Printed for the author, and are to be sold by William Cooper ..., and Henry Faithorns and John Kersey ..., 1682.
Physical description
16 unnumbered pages, 272 pages, 3 leaves of plates : illustrations
Contributors
References note
Wing D1426
Arber's Term cat. I 116
Notes
First edition; published later (1683) under title: Chymical secrets, and rare experiments in physick & philosophy.
2d pt. has special t.p. "Chymical secrets".
"Translated ... out of Latine, French, German and Italian tongues"--Pref.
Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 735:16) s1999 miun s