Natural magick by John Baptista Porta, a Neapolitane. In twenty books 1 Of the causes of wonderful things. 2 Of the generation of animals. 3 Of the production of new plants. 4 Of increasing houshold-stuff. 5 Of changing metals. 6 Of counterfeiting gold. 7 Of the wonders of the load-stone. 8 Of strange cures. 9 Of beautifying women. 10 Of destillation. 11 Of perfuming. 12 Of artificial fires. 13 Of tempering steel. 14 Of cookery. 15 Of fishing, fowling, hunting, &c. 16 Of invisible writing. 17 Of strange glasses. 18 Of statick experiments. 19 Of pneumatick experiments. 20 Of the Chaos. Wherein are set forth all the riches and delights of the natural sciences
| Author/creator | Porta, Giambattista della |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : printed for John Wright next to the sign of the Globe in Little-Britain, 1669. |
| Description | [6], 409, [7] p. : ill. |
| Supplemental Content | https://search.proquest.com/docview/2248495630 |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | MagiƦ naturalis libri viginti. English. |
| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Errors in paging; text and register are complete despite pagination. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) P2982A. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1997:18) |
| Stock number | CL0037000078 ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 |
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