by William Chambers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781564590053
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«Alchemy and the Alchemists» is the essay from the Chamber's Papers series, published by Kessinger Publishing in paperback (112 pages, in English).
History of alchemy from Egypt and Greece to medieval and Renaissance Europe: its schools, the transmutation of metals, and the quest for the philosopher's stone and the elixir of life. Cites Paracelsus, Roger Bacon, and Isaac Newton and their influence on chemistry, medicine, and esoteric traditions such as astrology, Kabbalah, and Hermeticism.
Part of the Chamber's Papers for the People series (1850-1851). This Kessinger Publishing edition is a facsimile reproduction.
Reading for those interested in the history of science, occultism, and Western esoteric traditions.
