He concludes... that the Paracelsian elements-their "salt," "sulphur," and "mercury"-are not the first and most simple principles of bodies; but that these consist, at most, of concretions of corpuscles or particles more simple than they, and possessing the radical and universal properties of volume, shape, and motion. (Robert Boyle)

He concludes... that the Paracelsian elements-their "salt," "sulphur," and "mercury"-are not the first and most simple principles of bodies; but that these consist, at most, of concretions of corpuscles or particles more simple than they, and possessing the radical and universal properties of volume, shape, and motion.

Robert Boyle

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