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"The Works of the Highly Experienced and Famous Chymist, John Rudolph Glauber" is a scientific publication written in the late 17th century. This comprehensive work covers various aspects of chymistry, including medicinal preparations, alchemical processes, and practical techniques for manipulating metals and minerals. The book targets scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts interested in the advancements of chymistry and its applications to medicine and agriculture. The opening of the book features prefaces and illustrative diagrams outlining the construction and utility of philosophical furnaces. Glauber begins by discussing the significance of chymistry in enhancing techniques for distilling substances, highlighting various types of furnaces designed for different operations. He aims to share methods that improve efficiency and reduce costs, enabling better extraction of medicinal compounds and materials from both plants and metals. The prefaces also emphasize the author's commitment to elucidating the art of chymistry for the benefit of readers, bridging the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications in this burgeoning field. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• To TheHonoured, and Truly Learned,Edmond Dickenson, M. D.Physician to theKING’S Person and Family.
• THEPREFACETO THEREADER.
• ACATALOGUEOF THESubscribersNAMES.
• THEFIRST PARTOFPhilosophical Furnaces.
• Of the Structure of the First Furnace.
• Chapter 8
• THESECOND PARTOFPhilosophical Furnaces:
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• How by the help of this liquor to make trees to grow out of metals, with their colours.
• To the Courteous Reader.
• THETHIRD PARTOFPhilosophical Furnaces:
• Chapter 15
• THEFOURTH PARTOFPhilosophical Furnaces:
• Chapter 17
• THEFIFTH PARTOFPhilosophical Furnaces:
• ANAPPENDIX.
• Of the Tincture of Gold,Or the TrueAURUM POTABILE:
• THEMINERAL WORK:
• A most profitable process of the separation of Gold out of Flints, Sand, Clay, red and black Talk, and other Fossiles, containing very subtle Gold, thin and spongeous, which otherwise cannot be separated, either for its scarcity, or the obstinacy of the Mineral, by reason of the great Cost to be bestowed;viz.very easily with the spirit of Salt.
• Chapter 23
• THESECOND PARTOF THEMineral Work.
• Chapter 25
• THETHIRD PARTOF THEMineral Work.
• The First Rule.
• The Fifth Rule.
• What thingAlchymyis.
• TheAPOLOGYofJohn Rudolph Glauber,Against the Lying Calumnies ofCHRISTOPHER FARNNER.
• Chapter 31
• Miraculum Mundi;Or, A Plain and Perfect Description of the admirable Nature and Property of that most powerful Subject, called by the Antients,The Universal Menstruum,OR,TheMERCURYofPHILOSOPHERS.
• The Words of the Secrets ofHERMES.
• THEEXPLICATIONOFMiraculum Mundi.
• PointI.
• THECONTINUATIONOFMiraculum Mundi.
• The manner of preparing the Hearths or Tests.
• Chapter 38
• ATREATISEOf an Universal Medicine;OR,A True Aurum Potabile.
• Of the Nature, Form, Properties, and admirable Virtue and Efficacy of my TrueAurum Potabile.
• Chapter 41
• THESECOND PARTOFMiraculum Mundi.In which is described the Magnificent Coming ofELIAS THE ARTIST;
• I.Of the Original of this Salt.
• THE BOOKOFPhilip Theophrastus Bombast
• CHAP. I.
• An Admonition.
• ANNOTATIONSUPON THECONTINUATIONOFMiraculum Mundi.
• ATREATISEOF THENature of Salts:OR, A
• I.Of the Nature ofSALT.
• I.Of the Preparation ofSal Mirabilis.
• ATREATISEOf the Signature ofSalts, Metals, and Planets.OR,
• THECONSOLATIONOFNAVIGATORS.
• Of the Use ofSpirit of Saltin Ships, against Thirst, and also the Scurvy.
• Chapter 54
• A True and PerfectDESCRIPTIONOFExtracting goodTARTARFROM THELees of Wine,And that after a Plentiful Manner.
• THEFIRST PARTOF THEProsperity of Germany:Wherein is Treated of
• ThePREFACE.
• CHAP. III.
• Chapter 59
• THE SECOND PARTOFThe Prosperity of Germany:Wherein is shewn,
• Chapter 61
• Chapter 62
• THETHIRD PARTOF THEProsperity of Germany.In which is Delivered,
• Now follows what we mentioned of the aforesaidLAZARUS ERCKER.
• Now follows the use and benefit ofSalt-petre.
• Chapter 66
• Chapter 67
• THEFOURTH PARTOF THEProsperity ofGERMANY.
• Chapter 69
• Chapter 70
• Chapter 71
• THEFIFTH PARTOF THEProsperity ofGERMANY.
• AnAPPENDIXTO THEFIFTH PARTOF THEProsperity ofGERMANY.
• Chapter 74
• THESIXTHand LastPARTOF THEProsperity ofGERMANY.
• Chapter 76
• THEFIRST CENTURY:ORGLAUBER’SWealthy Store-House of Treasures.
• Chapter 78
• Chapter 79
• Chapter 80
• The Second CenturyOFGLAUBER’SWealthy Store-house of Treasures.
• Chapter 82
• Chapter 83
• The Third CenturyOFGLAUBER’SWealthy Store-house of Treasures.
• Chapter 85
• Novum Lumen Chymicum:OR ANEW CHYMICAL LIGHT.
• THESPAGYRICAL PHARMACOPOEA:ORDISPENSATORY.
• THESECOND PARTOF THESpagyrical Dispensatory.
• Chapter 89
• Chapter 90
• THETHIRD PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• THEFOURTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• CHAP.  XII.
• THEFIFTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Dispensatory.
• Chapter 95
• THESIXTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• CHAP.  XIV.
• CHAP.  XXIX.
• THESEVENTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• A Corollary.
• THEFIRST APPENDIXTO THESEVENTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• A Recapitulation,ORMore ample Declaration of the precedent Secrets revealed.
• THESECOND APPENDIXTO THESEVENTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• THETHIRD APPENDIXTO THESEVENTH PARTOF THESpagyrical Pharmacopœa.
• Chapter 105
• LIBELLUS IGNIUM,OR,Book ofFIRES.
• ATREATISEOF THEThree Principles of Metals,VIZ.The Sulphur, Mercury, and Salt of Philosophers,HOWThey may profitably be used inMedicine,Alchymy, and other Arts.
• OF THEMERCURYof Philosophers.
• OF THESalt ofPHILOSOPHERS.
• AShortBOOKOFDIALOGUES,OR,(Certain) Colloquies of some Studious Searchers after theHermetick Medicine and Universal Tincture.
• TheCOROLLARY,Or, Present over and above.
• TheCOROLLARY.
• OFELIAStheARTIST:OR,What we are to understand by Elias the Artist, and what he is to reform in the World at his coming.
• Of the Three most noble STONES generatedby Three Secret FIRES.AND,
• De Purgatorio Philosophorum:OR,ATREATISEconcerning the Purifying Fireof the Wise Men.
• OF THESecret Fire of Philosophers.
• ATREATISECONCERNINGThe Animal-Stone:OR,
• Chapter 118
• THEINDEX.
• AdvertisementofBOOKSPublished by theAuthour.
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
• Chapter 122

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