The sceptical chymist; or, Chymico-physical doubts & paradoxes

touching the experiments whereby vulgar spagirists are wont to endeavour to evince their salt, sulphur and mercury, to be the true principles of things. To which in this edition are subjoyn'd divers experiments and notes about the producibleness of chymical principles.

by Robert Boyle

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17th century
Languages: English, Latin

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I Perceive that divers of my Friends have thought it very strange to hear me speak so irresolvedly, as I have been wont to do, concerning those things which some take to be the Elements, and others to be the Principles of all mixt Bodies.

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
touching the experiments whereby vulgar spagirists are wont to endeavour to evince their salt, sulphur and mercury, to be the true principles of things. To which in this edition are subjoyn'd divers experiments and notes about the producibleness of chymical principles. Open Library record	1680	Printed by H. Hall for R. Davis and B. Took	English	—	Public	Open Library (opens in a new tab)