Aurora Of The Philosophers: On Alchemy and the Quest for Exotic Matter - Brossura

Paracelsus, Theophrastus

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ISBN 10: 1502430827 ISBN 13: 9781502430823

Casa editrice: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

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CHAPTER I. CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF THE PHILOSOPHERS' STONE

CHAPTER II. WHEREIN IS DECLARED THAT THE GREEKS DREW A LARGE PART OF THEIR LEARNING FROM THE EGYPTIANS; AND HOW IT CAME FROM THEM TO US

CHAPTER III. WHAT WAS TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOLS OF THE EGYPTIANS

CHAPTER IV. WHAT MAGI THE CHALDEANS, PERSIANS, AND EGYPTIANS WERE

CHAPTER V. CONCERNING THE CHIEF AND SUPREME ESSENCE OF THINGS

CHAPTER VI. CONCERNING THE DIFFERENT ERRORS AS TO ITS DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE

CHAPTER VII. CONCERNING THE ERRORS OF THOSE WHO SEEK THE STONE IN VEGETABLES

CHAPTER VIII. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE IN ANIMALS

CHAPTER IX. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE IN MINERALS

CHAPTER X. CONCERNING THOSE WHO HAVE SOUGHT THE STONE AND ALSO PARTICULARS IN MINERALS

CHAPTER XI. CONCERNING THE TRUE AND PERFECT SPECIAL ARCANUM OF ARSENIC FOR THE WHITE TINCTURE

CHAPTER XII. GENERAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE ARCANUM OF VITRIOL AND THE RED TINCTURE TO BE EXTRACTED FROM IT

CHAPTER XIII. SPECIAL INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE PROCESS OF VITRIOL FOR THE RED TINCTURE

CHAPTER XIV. CONCERNING THE SECRETS AND ARCANA OF ANTIMONY, FOR THE RED TINCTURE, WITH A VIEW TO TRANSMUTATION

CHAPTER XV. CONCERNING THE PROJECTION TO BE MADE BY THE MYSTERY AND ARCANUM OF ANTIMONY

CHAPTER XVI. CONCERNING THE UNIVERSAL MATTER OF THE PHILOSOPHERS' STONE

CHAPTER XVII. CONCERNING THE PREPARATION OF THE MATTER FOR THE PHILOSOPHIC STONE

CHAPTER XVIII. CONCERNING INSTRUMENTS AND THE PHILOSOPHIC VESSEL

CHAPTER XIX. CONCERNING THE SECRET FIRE OF THE PHILOSOPHERS

CHAPTER XX. CONCERNING THE FERMENT OF THE PHILOSOPHERS, AND THE WEIGHT

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Paracelsus (Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, (1493-1541) was a Swiss physician who also gained magical knowledge from Johannes Trithemius, Agrippa's teacher, and was acquainted with the famous alchemist, Solomon Trimosin (author of Splendor Solis). In his use of herbal remedies and principle of "signatures," he could easily be credited as one of the fathers of modern pharmacology. His work had a major influence on John Dee, Francis Barrett, A.E. Waite, and many others.

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• Editore: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1502430827
• ISBN 13: 9781502430823
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 36