Leonardo Fioravanti (1517-1588), Italian physician, surgeon and alchemist. Fioravanti was born in Bologna and studied in Naples. He worked in several

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Leonardo Fioravanti (1517-1588), Italian physician, surgeon and alchemist. Fioravanti was born in Bologna and studied in Naples. He worked in several Italian cities, including Rome, Venice and Palermo. His works include 'Dello specchio di scientia universale' (The Mirror of Universal Science, 1564) and 'Il tesoro della vita humana' (The Treasure of Human Life, 1582). Artwork from Fioravanti's 'Del compendio de i secreti rationali' (The Compendium of Rational Secrets, 1566).

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