“Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.”
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Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
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About Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Physician
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Swiss
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, and philosopher of the German Renaissance. He was a pioneer in several aspects of the 'medical revolution'...
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