Two Treatises on the Nature of the Elements and the Fifth Essence
Tractatus duo
Cornelius Drebbel; trans. Petrus Laurembergius
Latin
Cornelius Drebbel 1608 · published 1621
69 pages
AlchemyNatural PhilosophyMedicineNatural Magic SympathiesLaboratory ChemistryParacelsian Iatrochemistry
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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
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Cornelius Drebbel treats the natural world as a divine puzzle that demands both empirical rigor and deep spiritual humility. Readers will uncover how the four elements cycle through transmutation to reveal the hidden life force of the universe.
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