The Sceptical Chymist / or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject.

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THE
SCEPTICAL CHYMIST:
OR
CHYMICO-PHYSICAL
Doubts & Paradoxes,
Touching the
SPAGYRIST’S PRINCIPLES
Commonly call’d
HYPOSTATICAL,
As they are wont to be Propos’d and

Defended by the Generality of
ALCHYMISTS.
Whereunto is præmis’d Part of another
Discourse
relating to the same Subject.
BY
The Honourable ROBERT BOYLE, Esq;
LONDON,
Printed by J. Cadwell for J. Crooke, and are
to be
Sold at the Ship in St. Paul’s Church-Yard.
MDCLXI.
CONTENTS
A Præface Introductory
Physiological Considerations
The First Part
The Second Part
The Third Part
The Fourth Part
The Fifth Part
The Sixth Part

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