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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across scholarly catalogs (including local catalogs, Google Books, Internet Archive, and OpenAlex) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Sebastian Wirdig's 'Nova medicina spirituum'. The work is cited in academic literature as a Latin text, but no complete or partial English translation exists.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex · methodology
Sebastian Wirdig challenges the mechanical view of medicine by placing volatile, material spirits at the heart of human vitality. Readers will discover a lost world where the human body operates as a magnetic, fiery vessel governed by the stars and the hidden laws of sympathy.