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La magie naturelle : les secrets et miracles de nature ; trad. du Lat.
English translations of this work exist from another source language, but this specific text has never been translated.
The work 'Magiae naturalis' (Natural Magic) by Giambattista della Porta was originally published in Latin (first edition 1558). The 1571 French edition mentioned in the prompt is a translation of the original Latin. While an English translation of the work exists (first published in 1658 as 'Natural Magick'), it is a translation of the Latin original, not a translation of the 1571 French text. Therefore, no English translation of the specific 1571 French text exists.
Natural magick, trans. Unknown (1658) [complete] source
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Giambattista della Porta treats nature as a laboratory of hidden powers waiting to be unlocked by the diligent mind. Read this to understand why diamonds shatter at the touch of blood and how the weak master the strong through secret cosmic laws.