The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Andreas Libavius (1555 - 1616)
Professor, polymath, and author of books on alchemy and proto-chemistry. Other biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Libavius Authority - early modernReferences in Documents:
Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)
Libavius ,
Crollius ,
Schroder Grew, Musaeum Regalis (1685)
Of the nature of Sulphur, Copperas, and Alum, see a very
good Discourse in the
Phil. Transactions. (a) a)
104
see
Agricola, Libavius, Crollius, &c. I
have seen a
Tinctureof
Sulphurof Mr.
Helm, which will
fume all away. I remember not where he describes it, but
as I take it, 'tis made with
Sal Ammoniac.