Prelude to Chemistry: An Outline of Alchemy

by John Read

Book Overview

Contents: An Outline of Alchemy; The Literature of Alchemy; The Philosopher's Stone; The Golden Tripod; The Mighty King; A Musical Alchemist; The Gardens of Hermes. "It's aim is to offer a bird's-eye view of chemistry's precursor, alchemy, followed by closer glimpses of certain fields of that richly coloured panorama of the ages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262680068
• ISBN13: 9780262680066
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.3"