The Hermetic and Alchemical Writings of Paracelsus

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The Hermetic And Alchemical Writings Of Paracelsus, translated by Arthur Edward Waite, London, 1894. Partial contents: Coelum Philosophorum; The Book Concerning The Tincture Of The Philosophers; The Treasure of Treasures for Alchemists; The Aurora of the Philosophers; Alchemical Catechism. Paracelsus ( late 1493 - September 24, 1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, one of the originators of microbiology, was a Swiss German philosopher, physician, botanist, ALCHEMIST, and general occultist. He is credited as the founder of toxicology.He is also a famous revolutionary for utilizing observations of nature, rather than referring to ancient texts, something of radical defiance during his time