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Author : Anne McCaffrey
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alchemy and Academe written by Anne McCaffrey and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 1970 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of transmutations-mental and elemental, alchemical and academic.
Author : Anne McCaffrey
Publisher : Del Rey
ISBN 13 : 9780345321442
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Alchemy and Academe written by Anne McCaffrey and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 1985-01-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne McCaffrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Alchemy and Academe written by Anne McCaffrey and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anne McCaffrey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Alchemy & Academe written by Anne McCaffrey and published by . This book was released on with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Publisher : Chaosium Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1568821921
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (688 download)
Download or read book The Hastur Cycle written by Howard Phillips Lovecraft and published by Chaosium Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this book evoke a tracery of evil rarely rivaled in horror writing. They represent the whole evolving trajectory of such notions as Hastur, the King in Yellow, Carcosa, the Yellow Sign, the Black Stone, Yuggoth, and the Lake of Hali. A succession of writers from Ambrose Bierce to Ramsey Campbell and Karl Edward Wagner have explored and embellished these concepts so that the sum of the tales has become an evocative tapestry of hypnotic dread and terror, a mythology distinct from yet overlapping the Cthulhu Mythos. Here for the first time is a comprehensive collection of all the relevant tales.
Author : Sean Martin
Publisher : Oldacastle Books
ISBN 13 : 1842435388
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (424 download)
Download or read book Alchemy & Alchemists written by Sean Martin and published by Oldacastle Books. This book was released on 2006-11-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemy has traditionally been viewed as 'the history of an error', an example of medieval gullibility and greed, in which alchemists tried to turn lead into gold, create fabulous wealth and find the elixir of life. But alchemy has also been described as 'the mightiest secret that a man can possess', and it obsessed the likes of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, and many of the founders of modern science. This book explores the history of the so-called Royal Art, from its mysterious beginnings in Egypt and China, through the Hellenistic world and the early years of Islam and into mediaeval Europe. Some of the greatest minds of the Middle Ages, figures such as Albertus Magnus, Roger Bacon, and Thomas Aquinas were drawn to alchemy, and legendary alchemists such as Nicholas Flamel were thought to have actually succeeded in finding The Philosopher's Stone. During the Renaissance, Paracelsus and his followers helped revolutionize medicine, and during the seventeenth century, alchemy played a major role in paving the way for modern science. During the twentieth century, it became a focus of interest for the psychologist Carl Jung and his followers, who believed that the alchemists had discovered the unconscious. In this fully revised edition, Sean Martin has expanded the sections on Chinese and Indian alchemy and has added new material on the relationship between alchemy and early modern science, while also making a fresh assessment of this most enduringly mysterious and fascinating of subjects, to which all others have been described as 'child's play'.
Author : Mark Morrisson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195306961
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Modern Alchemy written by Mark Morrisson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-19 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemists are generally held to be the quirky forefathers of science, blending occultism with metaphysical pursuits. Although many were intelligent and well-intentioned thinkers, the oft-cited goals of alchemy paint these antiquated experiments as wizardry, not scientific investigation. Whether seeking to produce a miraculous panacea or struggling to transmute lead into gold, the alchemists radical goals held little relevance to consequent scientific pursuits. Thus, the temptation is to view the transition from alchemy to modern science as one that discarded fantastic ideas about philosophers stones and magic potions in exchange for modest yet steady results. It has been less noted, however, that the birth of atomic science actually coincided with an efflorescence of occultism and esoteric religion that attached deep significance to questions about the nature of matter and energy.Mark Morrisson challenges the widespread dismissal of alchemy as a largely insignificant historical footnote to science by prying into the revival of alchemy and its influence on the emerging subatomic sciences of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Morrisson demonstrates its surprising influence on the emerging subatomic sciences of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Specifically, Morrisson examines the resurfacing of occult circles during this time period and how their interest in alchemical tropes had a substantial and traceable impact upon the science of the day. Modern Alchemy chronicles several encounters between occult conceptions of alchemy and the new science, describing how academic chemists, inspired by the alchemy revival, attempted to transmute the elements; to make gold.Examining scientists publications, correspondence, talks, and laboratory notebooks as well as the writings of occultists, alchemical tomes, and science-fiction stories, he argues that during the birth of modern nuclear physics, the trajectories of science and occultism---so often considered antithetical---briefly merged.
Author : C. J. S. Thompson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486167828
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Alchemy and Alchemists written by C. J. S. Thompson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 77 black-and-white illustrations, 31 plates.
Author : Sean Martin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781903047521
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (475 download)
Download or read book Alchemy and Alchemists written by Sean Martin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. Often alchemy is seen as an example of medieval gullibility and the alchemists as a collection of eccentrics and superstitious fools. In this Pocket Essential, Sean Martin shows that nothing could be further from the truth. It is important to see the search for the philosopher's stone and the attempts to turn base metal into gold as metaphors for the relation of man to nature and man to God as much as seriously held beliefs. Sir Isaac Newton devoted as much time to his alchemical studies as he did to his mathematical ones. This book traces the history of alchemy from ancient times to the 20th century, highlighting the interest of modern thinkers like Jung in the subject. It covers a major, if neglected area of Western thought.
Author : Tarl Warwick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (552 download)
Download or read book Alchemy written by Tarl Warwick and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is primarily meant for those whose interest in alchemy is historical, containing fourteen full length texts on alchemy, mostly from the 17th and 18th centuries, along with an appendix containing bits of other works of note, and an expansive preface on the subject matter. Ending with a short bibliography of more modern works for further academic reading, it includes such notable manuscripts as "Aula Lucis" and Hollandus' "A Work of Saturn."The compilation here was carefully chosen to include both highly symbolic works full of metaphors as well as works which are far more literal and easily understood, as the tradition of alchemy is manifold and hardly monolithic in form- for alchemy is both pseudoscience and science, and both spiritual and mundane. It is superstition and it is the very seed of modern science.
Author : Frater Mto
Publisher : Peacock Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781944963019
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Alchemical Theory written by Frater Mto and published by Peacock Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many works on Alchemy, both ancient and modern, can be difficult to understand without practical and personal instruction due to their complicated and archaic language and approach. Alchemy is a complex science and art whose teachings have been couched in ancient drawings and plates, which only serves to deepen its mystery and make it even more difficult to comprehend. In this book, Frater MTO will lift the veil on these confusing components and give the keys to unlock these mysteries of Alchemy. Using easy to understand analogies and information, Frater MTO will demonstrate how you can step into the world of Alchemy and begin your quest for the Philosophers Stone. This book provides the theory, knowledge and philosophy regarding the various processes, phases and principles of Alchemy that lays the foundation for the practical applications and alchemical laboratory work to be undertaken in the Alchemy Workbook series of books.
Author : Darrell Schweitzer
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1587150026
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (871 download)
Download or read book Discovering Classic Horror Fiction I written by Darrell Schweitzer and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 1992-12-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lawrence Principe
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226682951
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)
Download or read book The Secrets of Alchemy written by Lawrence Principe and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemy, the Noble Art, conjures up scenes of mysterious, dimly lit laboratories populated with bearded old men stirring cauldrons. Though the history of alchemy is intricately linked to the history of chemistry, alchemy has nonetheless often been dismissed as the realm of myth and magic, or fraud and pseudoscience. And while its themes and ideas persist in some expected and unexpected places, from the Philosopher's (or Sorcerer's) Stone of Harry Potter to the self-help mantra of transformation, there has not been a serious, accessible, and up-to-date look at the complete history and influence of alchemy until now.
Author : Mike A. Zuber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190073063
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Spiritual Alchemy written by Mike A. Zuber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-06 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most professional historians see the relationship between pre-modern and modern alchemy as one of discontinuity and contrast. Mike A. Zuber challenges this dominant understanding and explores aspects of alchemy that have been neglected by recent work in the history of science. The predominant focus on the scientific aspect of alchemy, such as laboratory experiment, practical techniques, and material ingredients, argues Zuber, marginalizes the things that render alchemy so fascinating: its rich and vivid imagery, reliance on the medium of manuscript, and complicated relationship with religion. Spiritual Alchemy traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. As Boehme's disciples down the generations -- including the Silesian nobleman Abraham von Franckenberg and the London-based German immigrant Dionysius Andreas Freher, among others -- studied his writings, they drew on his spiritual alchemy, adapted it, and communicated it to their contemporaries. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. Defying the boundaries between science and religion, this combination was transmitted from Görlitz ultimately to England. In 1850, it inspired a young woman, later known as Mary Anne Atwood, to write her Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript or otherwise obscure sources, Zuber documents continuity between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy while exploring this hybrid phenomenon.
Author : Stanton J. Linden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521796620
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (966 download)
Download or read book The Alchemy Reader written by Stanton J. Linden and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents
Author : Michael Maier
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Concerning the Secrets of Alchemy and Other Tracts from the Hermetic Museum written by Michael Maier and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Eric John Holmyard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book Alchemy written by Eric John Holmyard and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
