Histories of alchemy

Theophrastus. The poem of the philosopher Theophrastos Upon the sacred art a metrical translation with comments upon the history of alchemy by C. A. Browne. Sci Monthly 11 (Sep 1920) 193-214. 

Hopkins, Arthur John. The history of alchemy, with special reference to Egypt. Cairo Sci J11 (1923) 159-169. 

Brehm, Edmund. Roger Bacon s place in the history of alchemy. Ambix 23, no. 1 (Mar 1976) 53-58. rhttp //www, alchemvwebsite.com/rbacon.htmll. 

A reassessment of Bacon s role in the history of alchemy, which has been exaggerated by many modern scholars. The author concludes that Bacon s formulation of the relationship between alchemy and the elixir and Christian morality and salvation is an important link between the ancient soteriological tradition of alchemy and the first blossoming of the Art in Europe during the 14th century"... 

Mahdihassan, S. "Rasa in the light of comparative history of alchemy." In Shroff commemoration volume, 118-124. Banaras, 1963. 

Stavish, Mark. The history of alchemy in America - Part 3. Alchemy J A, no. 2 (Autumn 2003). rhttp //www.alchemylab. com/AJ4-2htm1. 

Traces the history of alchemy and the activities of the alchemists who developed the foundations of modem science. A book for juveniles... 

This Book Is a Collection of Notable Papers Originally Published in Ambix, the Journal of The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. The Journal First Appeared in 1937 and Was One of the Earliest Journals in the History of Science Published in the English Speaking World. This Collection Includes Papers by Julius Ruska, J.R. Partington, Lynn Thorndike, Walter Pagel, and Others"... 

Hutin, Serge. A history of alchemy translated by Tamara Alferoff Translated by Tamara Alferoff New York Walker, 1963. 143p. 

Martels, Z.R.W.M. von, ed. Alchemy revisited proceedings of the International Conference on the History of Alchemy at the University of Groningen, 17-19 April 1989. Leiden, New York, Kobenhaven, Koln Brill, 1990. xii, 284 p. 

Martin, Sean. Alchemy alchemists. Revised updated edition ed. 2001 reprint, Harpenden Pocket Essentials, 2003. 96p. ISBN 1-603047-52-8 Introduction Basic ideas and themes A brief history of alchemy in the West A brief history of alchemy in the East Moden alchemy The Hermetic Museum (brief biographies of more than 100 alchemists) Suggestions for further reading. 

Well-researched study traces history of alchemy, chronicling search for philosopher s stone and elixir of life, alchemist s laboratory and apparatus, symbols and secret alphabets, famous practitioners, plus contributions to field of chemistry. Concise, authoritative. Unabridged reprint of the classic 1932 edition"... 

Cockren, Archibald. History of alchemy. rhttp //www.alchemvlab.com/historv of alchemy.html. 

Mahdihassan, S. "Alchemy as a branch of medicine, its unsolved problems and unrecognized terms." In Essays in the history of alchemy, medicine and drugs, ed. S. Mahdihassan, 81-. Hamdard Foundation, 1982. 

Mahdihassan, S. The early history of alchemy. J Univ Bomaby 29 (1960) 173-203. 

INTRODUCTION TO ALCHEMY The Great Work begins here What Is alchemy Origins of alchemy History of alchemy Chronology of alchemy Alchemical theory The mysterious First Matter Secret fire of the alchemists The Philosopher s Stone The Axioms of alchemy Recommended books. Pages still under construction. 

This is a provisional project to produce a timeline of key events in the history of alchemy"... 

Brown, James Campbell and Alexander Watt. Catalogue of books illustrating the history of alchemy and early chemistry. Liverpool , 1890. lip. 

A select bibliography of recent work on the history of alchemy... 

Mahdihassan, S. Sufi as meaning philosopher, in the light of history of alchemy. Sci Tech Islamic World A, no. 2 (1986) 91-99. 

Even as early as January 1884, Dewar s course of six public lectures at the Royal Institution not only introduced the concerns and history of alchemy in great detail, but also concluded that modern chemistry is concerned with the alchemical question of the nature of elements. 

Later in the history of Alchemy, the mercury-sulphur theory was extended by the addition of a third elementary principle, salt. As in the case of philosophical sulphur and mercury, by this term was not meant common salt (sodium chloride) or any of those... 

Having now considered the chief points in the theory of Physical Alchemy, we must turn our attention to the lives and individual teachings of the alchemists themselves. The first name which is found in the history of Alchemy is that of Hermes Trismegistos. We have already mentioned the high esteem in which the works ascribed to this personage... 

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