Being a brief account of the alchemistic doctrines, and their relations,
to mysticism on the one hand, and to recent discoveries in the physical
science on the other hand; together with some particulars regarding the
lives and teachings of the most noted alchemists. The meaning of
alchemy; The theory of physical alchemy; The alchemists before and after
Paracelsus; The outcome of alchemy; The age of modern chemistry; Modern
alchemy.
H Stanley Redgrove, best known for his writings on alchemy. Early in his
scientific career he was associated with Professor John Ferguson and
others in forming the Alchemical Society and was appointed editor of its
journal; that Society was one of the many killed by the last war.
Redgrove’s book on “Alchemy: Ancient and Modern,” first published in
1912, is an excellent survey, which brings out clearly the connection
between the old alchemical doctrines and the conceptions of modern
chemistry.
136 pages
ISBN 9781409231196
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