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...of the nature of things.	Chap. 16.
Of the Sun The alchemical name for Gold..	Chap. 17.
Of the Moon The alchemical name for Silver..	Chap. 18.
Of Saturn The alchemical name for Lead..	Chap. 19.
Of Jupiter The alchemical name for Tin..	Chap. 20.
Of Venus The alchemical name for Copper..	Chap. 21.
Of Mars The alchemical name for Iron..	Chap. 22.

OF THE SECOND BOOK OF THE SUMMA

Of Geber, the most insightful philosopher, Geber is the Latinized name of Jabir ibn Hayyan, an 8th-century scholar often regarded as the father of early chemistry.

On the principles of the mastery, and on

the perfection of the same

Preface.


Of Sublimation, and for what purpose it was invented.	Chap. 1.
Of the diversity of Sublimation, and how it ought to be done and ordered.	Chap. 2.
Of the dregs The "feces" or solid remains left after a distillation or sublimation. and the furnace.	Chap. 3.
Of the thickness of the furnace.	Chap. 4.
Of the form of the aludel A series of pear-shaped glass pots or condensers used in sublimation to collect the purified vapors..	Chap. 5.
Of the proportion of wood Referring to the quantity and type of fuel needed to maintain precise heat..	Chap. 6.
Of the sublimation of Mercury Quicksilver; one of the primary "spirits" of alchemy..	Chap. 7.
Of the sublimation of Marcasite A term used in this period for various metallic sulfides, often iron pyrites..	Chap. 8.
Of the sublimation of Magnesia In early chemistry, this could refer to manganese ore or other dark, heavy minerals. and Tutty Zinc oxide, typically found as a crust in the flues of smelting furnaces..	Chap. 9.
Of the sublimation of the diminished bodies Base metals that are considered "imperfect" compared to gold and silver..	Chap. 10.

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