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by E. J. Holmyard
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ISBN: 0486262987 Dover Publications Price: $13.95 |
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Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemy: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement of alchemy by scientific method, more. Illustrated.
Table of Contents for Alchemy
| LIST OF TEXT FIGURES | |||||||
| LIST OF PLATES | |||||||
| AUTHORITIES | |||||||
| 1. INTRODUCTORY | |||||||
| 2. THE GREEK ALCHEMISTS | |||||||
| 3. CHINESE ALCHEMY | |||||||
| 4. ALCHEMICAL APPARATUS | |||||||
| 5. ISLAMIC ALCHEMY | |||||||
| 6. EARLY WESTERN ALCHEMY | |||||||
| 7. "SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SECRET TERMS" | |||||||
| 8. PARACELSUS | |||||||
| 9. SOME ENGLISH ALCHEMISTS | |||||||
| 10. SCOTTISH ALCHEMISTS | |||||||
| 11. TWO FRENCH ALCHEMISTS | |||||||
| 12. "HELVETIUS, PRICE, AND SEMLER" | |||||||
| EPILOGUE | |||||||
| GLOSSARY | |||||||
| INDEX |