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Ǧābir Ibn-Ḥaiyān · 1545

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XII. Diverse opinions of those who suppose the art exists. 34
XIII. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in sulphur brimstone. 35
XIIII. Refutation of the preceding arguments. 36
XV. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in arsenic a mineral substance used in alchemy and their refutation. 37
XVI. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in sulphur, quicksilver mercury, tutty zinc oxide, magnesia a mineral agent, marcasite iron pyrite, and sal ammoniac ammonium chloride, and their refutation. ibid
XVII. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in spirits, together with the fixing of bodies, and their refutation. 38
XVIII. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in bodies, and first in white lead, that is, tin, or Jupiter alchemical name for tin, and their refutation. 39
XIX. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in black lead lead. 40
XX. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in the mixing of hard with hard, and soft with soft bodies. 41
XXI. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in the mixing of hard with soft, and perfect with imperfect bodies. 42
XXII. Arguments of those denying the art in
extraction of the soul, or the regulation of fire. ibid
XXIII. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in glass and gems, and their refutation. 43
XXIIII. Arguments of those denying the art as it is assumed in mineral intermediates, or vegetable [substances], or the mixture of any things whatsoever. ibid
XXV. On the natural principles of metallic bodies, according to the opinion of the ancients. 44
XXVI. On the natural principles of metals, according to the opinion of the moderns and the author. 45
XXVII. Division of what is to be said concerning the three principles, namely sulphur, arsenic, and quicksilver. 47
XXVIII. On sulphur. ibid
XXIX. On arsenic. 49
XXX. On quicksilver, or mercury. ibid
XXXI. On the effects of the principles of nature, which are metallic bodies. 50
XXXII. On Sol gold, or gold. 51
XXXIII. On Luna silver, or silver. 52
XXXIIII. On Saturn lead, or lead. ibid
XXXV. On Jupiter tin, or tin. 53
XXXVI. On Venus copper, or copper. 54
XXXVII. On Mars iron, or iron. 55