Institutiones Chimicae prodromae: Oedipus Chimicus obscuriorum terminorum et principiorum chimicorum, mysteria aperiens et resohens

by Johann Joachim Becher

$2,850 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First edition

First edition (? see below) of Becher’s popular alchemical handbook, which “rapidly became a standard text on elements, principles, and chemical processes” (DSB II.550) containing an engraved representation of the Prague Medal as well as a title engraving of the chemist with allegorical figures. “Becher’s views on chemistry have much..... More

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