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Автор: Martin Sean
Название: Alchemy and Alchemists
Перевод названия: Шон Мартин: Алхимия и алхимики
ISBN: 9781843446095
Издательство: Oldcastle Books
Классификация:

Религии и верования

Магия, алхимия и герметическое мышление

Распространённые верования и сомнительные познания

Популяризация науки

Химия

ISBN-10: 184344609X
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 160
Вес: 0.12 кг.
Дата издания: 25.06.2015
Язык: English
Размер: 200 x 129 x 15
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: This history behind alchemy studies the progression of this arcane art, looks at famous alchemists, and observes the effects it has had on modern science

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 medieval 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 Philosophers Stone. During the Renaissance, Paracelsus and his followers helped revolutionize medicine, and during the 17th century, alchemy played a major role in paving the way for modern science. During the 20th 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 childs play.

Alchemy and Alchemists, Martin Sean