The Hermetic Museum

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fluous to describe the internal arrangement of this
book somewhat more extensively, in order to prove
its utility all the more evidently. The author divided
the entire book into chapters, and each chapter
commonly treats a subject of hermetic chemistry hermetic chemistry: a term for alchemy, referencing Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary founder of the "hermetic" arts
in the following manner.
The 1st section (§) is dedicated to the definition of the same.
In the 2nd section, sometimes the etymology original: Etimologie—the study of the origin and history of words,
sometimes the reason for the naming,
sometimes also the synonyms original: Sinonima, or the
metaphorical names are provided.
In the 4th section The text skips the 3rd section in its listing, which may be an authorial oversight or an intentional omission in this summary. appears the specific difference original: specifische Differenz—a term from classical logic used to define the unique characteristics that distinguish a species from its broader genus
from other objects similar to it.
In the 5th section its cause is given, in the 6th section its
components, in the 7th section its effect
and in the 8th section that which acts against it,