Alchemy
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Author
Publication
1968 - Penguin Books, Baltimore, Md, Maryland
Language
English
Word Count
72,000 words, Guess
Page Count
288 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5600491M
- OCLC Control Number434408
- OCLC Control Numberalchemy00holm
- Library of Congress Control Number68006870
- LibraryThing43533
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- Goodreads21805679
Classifications
- DDC540.1
- LCCQD13 .H64 1968
Description
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.
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Series Statement
- Pelican books -- A348
Other Editions
- Alchemy
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