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Principe, Lawrence M., The Secrets of Alchemy, Chicago, The University of Chicago Press (Synthesis), 2013, 281 pp.
- Resum
- In The Secrets of Alchemy, science historian and practicing chemist Lawrence M. Principe dispels commonly held misconceptions about alchemy and sheds light on what it was, how it began, and how it influenced a range of other ideas and pursuits. Principe demonstrates the importance of alchemy during its heyday in early modern Europe, and explores its enduring place in literature, fine art, theater, and religion as well as its recent acceptance as a serious subject of study for historians of science. Principe also introduces readers to some of the most fascinating alchemists, such as Zosimos and Basil Valentine, whose lives dot alchemy's long reign from the third century and to the present day. Through his discussion of alchemists and their times, Principe pieces together clues from obscure texts to reveal alchemy's secrets, and uses them to recreate many of the most famous recipes in his lab, including those for the “glass of antimony” and “philosophers' tree.”
- Matèries
- Alquímia
Història de la ciència
Il·lustracions
- Notes
- Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- URL
- https://books.google.it/books?id=cs9_mXyN0OsC&lpg=P ...
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