Alchemy

Klappentext Classic study by noted authority covers 2,000 years of alchemical history: religious, mystical overtones; apparatus; signs, symbols, and secret terms; advent of scientific method, much more. Illustrated. Inhaltsverzeichnis LIST OF TEXT FIGURESLIST OF PLATESAUTHORITIES1. INTRODUCTORY2. THE GREEK ALCHEMISTS3. CHINESE ALCHEMY4. ALCHEMICAL APPARATUS5. ISLAMIC ALCHEMY6. EARLY WESTERN ALCHEMY7. "SIGNS, SYMBOLS, AND SECRET TERMS"8. PARACELSUS9. SOME ENGLISH ALCHEMISTS10. SCOTTISH ALCHEMISTS11. TWO FRENCH ALCHEMISTS12. "HELVETIUS, PRICE, AND SEMLER"EPILOGUEGLOSSARYINDEX

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• Autori: Engineering, E. J. Holmyard, E.j. Holmyard, Eric John Holmyard
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.03.2003
• EAN: 9780486262987
• ISBN: 978-0-486-26298-7
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Dover Books on Engineering; Dover Books on Engineering
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Spiritualità > Scienze e culture antiche; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Chimica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie