Note 1205 — SALTPETRE. GUNPOWDER. AQUAFORTIS.
William Johnston translation
De Igne, p. 435, ed. Heinsii, where he speaks of the heat produced in lime by slaking it. Aristotle also mentions together κονία and νίτρον, on account of similar properties. Problemat. i. 39. ed. Septalii, p. 71.