Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, 1493-1541), Cosmological and Meteorological Writings

Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, 1493-1541), Cosmological and Meteorological Writings

Weeks, Andrew; Kahn, Didier

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Introduction to the Paracelsian Cosmological Writings

?1?Pre-modern Cosmology

?2?Paracelsian Cosmology and Meteorology

?3?Meteorology in the Time of Paracelsus

?4?The Problems of Authenticity

?5?Methodology

?6?Summaries of the Writings in This Volume

?7?Questions posed by the authentic writings



Texts and Translations



I Philosophia ad Athenienses (Philosophy for the Athenians)

?Preface to the Second Paras of Prince Theophrastus

?[The First Book.] Texts 1-24

?Conclusion of the Second Paras of the Prince Theophrastus

?Preface to the Third Paras of the great Prince Theophrastus

?[The Second Book.] Texts 1-23

?Conclusion of the Third Paras of Prince Theophrastus.

?Preface to the Fourth Paras of Prince Theophrastus.

?[The Third Book.] Texts 1-6



II Philosophia de Generationibus et Fructibus quatuor Elementorum (Philosophy of the Elements)

?Book One. On the element of air (sections 1-12)

?Book Two. On the element of fire

?Book Three. On the Element of Earth

?Book Four. On the element of water together with its fruits



III Liber Meteororum (De Meteoris: The Book of the Meteors)

?[Preface]

?1?On the elementated father and mother

?2?On the prime matter of the heavens and the stars

?3?On the prime matter of the stars and on their essences

?4?About the living species in the stars

?5?On the generation of winds

?6?On the generation of rains

?7?On congelation

?8?On the lightning bolt

?9?On extraneous things

?10?On exhalations



IV [Another Account of the Meteora]

?Book One

?Book Two. Concerning coagulated impressions

?Book Three

?Book Four

?Book Five



V [Another Book on Meteors]

?Prologue to the Books of Meteors

?Second Prologue

?The First Book of Meteors. The First Volume: On the Element of Air

?The Third Book of Meteors: On the Meteoric Phenomena Stemming from the Element of Fire, and their Impressions



VI Other Meteorological Fragments

?Concerning hoarfrost

?Chapter concerning dew

?Concerning winds

?Chapter concerning lightning and thunder

?A Fragment from another Book of Meteors, concerning the rainbow

?Alternate concerning the rainbow

?Concerning comets

?Concerning rain

?[A Table of Celestial Impressions]



VII The Fifth Book of the Natural Waters: Concerning Falling Waters

?The First Treatise

?The Third Treatise



Bibliography

General Index

Index of Proper Names

Index of Scriptural Citations
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