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Theatrum sympatheticum auctum
- exhibens varios authores, de pulvere sympathetico quidem
- 1662
The 16th- and 17th-centuries saw a flurry of interest in "sympathetic medicine," or curing at a distance. It originated with the so-called "weapon salve" attributed to Paracelsus, which applied to the weapon that…
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Kunst Buch von allerhandt rahren undt schönen inventionen so wohl in der Feuerwerckerey Kunst als auch in der Büchsenmeisterey zusammen
- 1671
A manuscript work from Andreas Räbel, a 17th-century pyrotechnician, containing formulas and recipes for the creation of fireworks, explosives, rockets, detonators, flares, bombs, and other armament. The recipes call…
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Tractatus Quinque Medico-Physici : quorum primus agit de sal-nitro, et spiritu nitro-aereo. Secundus de respiratione. Tertius de respiratione foetus in utero, et ovo. Quartus de motu musculari, et spiritibus animalibus. Ultimus de rhachitide.
- Five Medical-Physical Treatises : the first of which deals with salt-nitro and spirit of nitro-air. The second on respiration. Third on the respiration of the fetus in the womb and the egg. Fourth on muscular motion and animal spirits. The last on rickets.
- 1674
John Mayow (1643–1679) was an early researcher of respiration and the nature of air. Mayow published tracts on respiration and rickets while studying at Oxford in 1668; in 1674 these were edited and reprinted with three…
- Author Mayow, John, 1641-1679
- Publisher E Theatro Sheldoniano
- Engraver Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
- Subject Physiology, Oxygen--Physiological transport, Oxygen in the body, Respiration, Cardiovascular system, Medicine, Muscles, Fetus--Development, Combustion, Oxygen
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Tractatus de Corde : item de motu & colore sanguinis, et chyli in eum transitu
- Treatise on the heart: likewise, on the movement and volor of the nlood, and the passage of chyle into it
- 1669
Work on the anatomy and physiology of the circulatory system. Explores the structure and function of veins and arteries. Correctly describes the heart as a four-chambered organ and accurately describes the flow of the…
- Author Lower, Richard, 1631-1691
- Publisher Apud Danielem Elzevirium
- Subject Heart, Blood--Circulation, Blood, Cardiovascular system, Veins, Arteries, Medicine, Human anatomy
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Mundus subterraneus : in XII libros digestus
- Quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo pantamorphon protei regnum, universae denique naturae majestas et divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur.
- 1665
A first edition work, with two volumes bound in one folio, by Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680), a German Jesuit scholar who published many extensive works on scientific, religious, and other subjects. Dubbed the “Master…
- Author Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
- Publisher Janssonium, Joannem
- Contributor Elizeum, Weyerstraten
- Subject Alchemy, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, Natural history, Mines and mineral resources, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Hydrography, Earth sciences, Geochemistry, Volcanoes, Earth (Planet)
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An Alchemist in His Study
- 1600s
A gray-bearded scholar in a red cap writes at his desk with a quill. Scattered in front of him are fabric-covered ceramic jars, a celestial globe, glass jars stoppered with twists, and a pipe. Illumination floods the…
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Portrait of John Mayow
- 1674 (Date of engraving)
- 1919 (Date of publication)
Portrait plate of John Maynow (1641-1679) reproduced from an engraving by William Faithorne. Maynow was an English chemist, physician, physiologist and pneumatic chemist who is known for his early research on the nature…
- Author Smith, Alexander, 1865-1922
- Publisher The Century Co.
- Engraver Faithorne, William, 1616-1691
- Subject Textbooks, Mayow, John, 1641-1679, Portraits, Scientists
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Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 2
- A Compendious Body of Chymistry
- 1669
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates have been digitized from both volumes of this…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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La calcination Solaire de L'antimoine
- Solar calcination of antimony
- Part of Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 2
- 1669
Plate depicts a man standing at a table where sunlight is projected past a mirror, causing the heating of antimony, as illustrated by the plume of smoke emanating from the antimony specimen located on the table. A…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Antimony, Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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L'explication des caracteres chymiques
- The explanation of the chemical characters
- Part of Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 1
- 1669
A key to alchemical and chemical symbols.
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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Traité de la Chymie, Vol. 1
- A Compendious Body of Chymistry
- 1669
The second edition of Nicaise Le Fèvre's (1610-1669) seminal work was augmented shortly before the death of the author. Popularizing the science of chemistry, select plates have been digitized from both volumes of this…
- Author Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669
- Publisher Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703
- Subject Le Fèvre, Nicaise, 1610-1669, Chemistry, Textbooks, Pharmacy
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Bateau volant
- Flying boat
- 1670 (Date attributed to boat design)
- 1909 (Date attributed to postcard)
Postcard featuring a hand-drawn illustrated depiction of a flying boat. The illustration is based on the design proposed by Italian mathematician, naturalist, and aeronautics pioneer Francesco Lana de Terzi (1631-1687)…
- Artist Molynk, A.
- Subject Flight, Lana Terzi, Francesco, 1631-1687, Postcards, Illustrated works, Aeronautics, Ballooning
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Alchemists at work
- After 1620 – before 1690
The alchemist pauses in his work to glance over one shoulder at the distillation experiments in progress beside him. A multi-level furnace supports an alembic and receiver. A small text, perhaps a recipe collection or…
- Manner Of Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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Alchemist at work (with book resting on skull)
- After 1620 – before 1690
A studious, bearded alchemist in a red cap studies a book intently, one hand tracing the lines of text. Beside him, a brick furnace sits topped with glassware. A skull and hourglass rest on his table, reminding the…
- After Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art
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The Alchemist
- 1600 – 1699
An alchemist wearing a green robe uses a pair of bellows to control the heat of the fire beneath his crucible. Other vessels sit on the furnace at his side, and an animal skull hangs from a peg. A hammer and tongs…
- School Of Teniers, David, 1610-1690
- Subject Teniers, David, 1610-1690, Alchemists, Alchemy, Alchemy in art, Art, Flemish
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Pneumatical engine and components
- 1660
Folding copperplate engraving illustrating sixteen figures including the pneumatical engine and components used in pneumatic experiments leading to the discovery of Boyle's law.
Forty-three experiments are detailed…
- Author Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
- Publisher H. Hall, Printer to the University, for T. Robinson
- Subject Air, Boyle's law, Air-pumps, Pneumatics, Vacuum, Air pressure
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New Experiments Physico-Mechanicall, Touching the Spring of the Air, and its Effects (Made, for the Most Part, in a New Pneumatical Engine)
- 1660
Forty-three experiments are detailed within this work, including the physical and chemical properties of air proving it has weight along with determining that a vacuum restricts the transmission of sound as well as the…
- Author Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
- Publisher H. Hall, Printer to the University, for T. Robinson
- Subject Air, Boyle's law, Air-pumps, Pneumatics, Vacuum, Air pressure
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III. Clavis
- Third Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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IX. Clavis
- Ninth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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II. Clavis
- Second Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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VII. Clavis
- Seventh Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
Bound volume contains a collection of alchemical texts. Select title pages and plates are digitized including the plates illustrating The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus).
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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VI. Clavis
- Sixth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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Prima Clavis
- First Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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VIII. Clavis
- Eighth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Basilius Valentinus, Alchemy
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V. Clavis
- Fifth Key from The Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus)
- 1678
- Author Basilius Valentinus
- Publisher Apud Hermannum a Sande
- Subject Apud Hermannum a Sande, Basilius Valentinus, Norton, Thomas, Cremer, John, active 14th century, Flamel, Nicolas, -1418, Alchemy, Sendivogius, M., Lambsprinck, Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305, Helvetius, Johann Friedrich, 1625-1709, Merian, M., Philalethes, Eirenaeus, Maier, Michael, 1568?-1622
