Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English.

  • Roger Bacon
Date:
1659
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Credit: Frier Bacon, his discovery of the miracles of art, nature, and magic / Faithfully translated out of Dr. Dees own copy by T[homas] M[ay?] and never before in English. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of firange Apparitions. credulous, as none lave an eye-witneife would believe, And in this attra&ion of Iron, experience will (how a diligent tocher, more wonders than any vul* gtr capacity can entertain. Bat to proceed to greater, and more than thefe. There is an at- trailion of gold , illver, Silver and all and all other metals, by a other metals, certain ftone, much after the fame manner» Befides inegar. one ft one will runne to the heap. Plants may have their mutual concurrence , and the parts of feniible creatures locally divided, will -naturally move to a mutual imbracement. The confideration whereof makes me think, that there is not any thing, whether in divine or outward matters too difficult for my faith» To proceed higher« The whole power of the Mathematicks may compofe a fpherical Engine , according to Ft Amies frame in eight Aimageft 5 which ilncerely deicfiies both longitude and latitude of all Celeffial Bodies; but to give diem a natural diurnal motion is not in the power of the Mathematicks. However a diicrse? head*piece would do well to try the making hereof of C fath
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