Author: Basile Valentin
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Basilius Valentinus, Monk, of the Order of St. Bennet: His Last Will and Testament. Which Being Alone, He Hid Under a Table of Marble, Behinde the High-altar of the Cathedral Church, in the Imperial City of Erford: Leaving it There to be Found by Him, Whom Gods Providence Should Make Worthy of It. Wherein, He Sufficiently, Declares the Wayes He Wrought to Obtain the Philosophers Stone: which He Taught Unto His Fellow Collegians, So that They All Attained the Said Philosophers Stone, Whereby Not Onely the Leprous Bodies of the Impure, and Inferior Metals are Reduced Unto the Pure and Perfect Body of Gold and Silver, But Also All Manner of Diseases Whatsoever are Cured in the Bodies of Unhealthfull Men, and Kept Thereby in Perfect Health Unto the Prolonging of Their Lives. A Work Long Expected
Author: Basile Valentin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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A catalogue of the ... library of ... John Voigt ... which will be sold by auction
Author: John Voigt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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John Wilkins (1614-1672): New Essays
Author: William Poole
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004348093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
John Wilkins (1614-72): New Essays presents ten fresh essays on the life and work of the influential English natural philosopher and theologian, John Wilkins. Wilkins, one of the most prominent figures in the scientific revolution in England, and a founder of the Royal Society of London, published widely on astronomy, mechanics, language, and theology, and was also an important churchman and politician. These ten essays review Wilkins’s writings and influence, while also addressing the wider contexts of his activities, including his service as head of house at two successive colleges in Oxford and Cambridge, and his political work. This new collection thus covers all aspects of Wilkins’s career, and functions as a complete reappraisal of this seminal early modern figure. Contributors are: C. S. L. Davies, Mordechai Feingold, Felicity Henderson, Natalie Kaoukji, Rhodri Lewis, Scott Mandelbrote, Jon Parkin, William Poole, Anna Marie Roos, and Richard Serjeantson.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004348093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
John Wilkins (1614-72): New Essays presents ten fresh essays on the life and work of the influential English natural philosopher and theologian, John Wilkins. Wilkins, one of the most prominent figures in the scientific revolution in England, and a founder of the Royal Society of London, published widely on astronomy, mechanics, language, and theology, and was also an important churchman and politician. These ten essays review Wilkins’s writings and influence, while also addressing the wider contexts of his activities, including his service as head of house at two successive colleges in Oxford and Cambridge, and his political work. This new collection thus covers all aspects of Wilkins’s career, and functions as a complete reappraisal of this seminal early modern figure. Contributors are: C. S. L. Davies, Mordechai Feingold, Felicity Henderson, Natalie Kaoukji, Rhodri Lewis, Scott Mandelbrote, Jon Parkin, William Poole, Anna Marie Roos, and Richard Serjeantson.
Newton the Alchemist
Author: William R. Newman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691174873
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
A book that finally demystifies Newton’s experiments in alchemy When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became “the last of the magicians.” Newton the Alchemist unlocks the secrets of Newton’s alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit of empirical knowledge. In this evocative and superbly written book, William Newman blends in-depth analysis of newly available texts with laboratory replications of Newton’s actual experiments in alchemy. He does not justify Newton’s alchemical research as part of a religious search for God in the physical world, nor does he argue that Newton studied alchemy to learn about gravitational attraction. Newman traces the evolution of Newton’s alchemical ideas and practices over a span of more than three decades, showing how they proved fruitful in diverse scientific fields. A precise experimenter in the realm of “chymistry,” Newton put the riddles of alchemy to the test in his lab. He also used ideas drawn from the alchemical texts to great effect in his optical experimentation. In his hands, alchemy was a tool for attaining the material benefits associated with the philosopher’s stone and an instrument for acquiring scientific knowledge of the most sophisticated kind. Newton the Alchemist provides rare insights into a man who was neither Enlightenment rationalist nor irrational magus, but rather an alchemist who sought through experiment and empiricism to alter nature at its very heart.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691174873
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 559
Book Description
A book that finally demystifies Newton’s experiments in alchemy When Isaac Newton’s alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby’s auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly became “the last of the magicians.” Newton the Alchemist unlocks the secrets of Newton’s alchemical quest, providing a radically new understanding of the uncommon genius who probed nature at its deepest levels in pursuit of empirical knowledge. In this evocative and superbly written book, William Newman blends in-depth analysis of newly available texts with laboratory replications of Newton’s actual experiments in alchemy. He does not justify Newton’s alchemical research as part of a religious search for God in the physical world, nor does he argue that Newton studied alchemy to learn about gravitational attraction. Newman traces the evolution of Newton’s alchemical ideas and practices over a span of more than three decades, showing how they proved fruitful in diverse scientific fields. A precise experimenter in the realm of “chymistry,” Newton put the riddles of alchemy to the test in his lab. He also used ideas drawn from the alchemical texts to great effect in his optical experimentation. In his hands, alchemy was a tool for attaining the material benefits associated with the philosopher’s stone and an instrument for acquiring scientific knowledge of the most sophisticated kind. Newton the Alchemist provides rare insights into a man who was neither Enlightenment rationalist nor irrational magus, but rather an alchemist who sought through experiment and empiricism to alter nature at its very heart.
Atmospheric Chemistry
Author: Detlev Möller
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110732467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
The work in your hand contains three main chapters, covering the chemistry of the condensed phase in the atmosphere, first, the different forms of atmospheric waters (precipitation, fog and clouds, dew), and secondly dust, now mostly termed particulate matter and, more scientifically, atmospheric aerosol. A third section treats the gases in the atmosphere. An introductory chapter covers the roots of the term atmospheric chemistry in its relations to chemistry in general and biogeochemistry as the chemistry of the climate system. Furthermore, a brief overview of understanding chemical reactions in aqueous and gaseous phase is given. It is my aim to pay respect to all persons who studied the substances in the air, to those who made small, and to them who made giant contributions for the progress in atmospheric science. I’m not a historian who is able to present the past from a true perspective of their time – this also would not be my aim. If possible, however, I try to interpret the past – almost limited to experimental fi ndings in the nineteenth century – through current values, without dismissal of the problems and ideas of earlier scientists. In this way it is possible to draw some ideas on the historical chemical state of the air. Hence, I name this voyage critical. However, nowhere in this book it is my attention to express my criticism to colleagues and scientifi c ancestors. Great scientists too were subject to errors; doing science consists from the permanent loop observation, interpretation, conclusion, and again testing against new observation. If this volume can contribute more than to be “a nice story” on atmospheric chemistry, then hopefully it inspires the reader to more critical reading of scientifi c publications, and, not to forget the older one.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110732467
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
The work in your hand contains three main chapters, covering the chemistry of the condensed phase in the atmosphere, first, the different forms of atmospheric waters (precipitation, fog and clouds, dew), and secondly dust, now mostly termed particulate matter and, more scientifically, atmospheric aerosol. A third section treats the gases in the atmosphere. An introductory chapter covers the roots of the term atmospheric chemistry in its relations to chemistry in general and biogeochemistry as the chemistry of the climate system. Furthermore, a brief overview of understanding chemical reactions in aqueous and gaseous phase is given. It is my aim to pay respect to all persons who studied the substances in the air, to those who made small, and to them who made giant contributions for the progress in atmospheric science. I’m not a historian who is able to present the past from a true perspective of their time – this also would not be my aim. If possible, however, I try to interpret the past – almost limited to experimental fi ndings in the nineteenth century – through current values, without dismissal of the problems and ideas of earlier scientists. In this way it is possible to draw some ideas on the historical chemical state of the air. Hence, I name this voyage critical. However, nowhere in this book it is my attention to express my criticism to colleagues and scientifi c ancestors. Great scientists too were subject to errors; doing science consists from the permanent loop observation, interpretation, conclusion, and again testing against new observation. If this volume can contribute more than to be “a nice story” on atmospheric chemistry, then hopefully it inspires the reader to more critical reading of scientifi c publications, and, not to forget the older one.
Bibliotheca Britannica ...
Author: Robert Watt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
Bibliotheca Britannica; Or, A General Index to British and Foreign Literature
Author: Robert Watt
Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
The Term Catalogues, 1668-1709, (A.D.; with a Number for Easter Term, 1711 A.D.): 1668-1682
Author: Edward Arber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Solomon's Secret Arts
Author: Paul Kleber Monod
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300123582
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
DIVDIVThis illuminating book reveals the surprising extent to which great and lesser knownthinkers of the Age of Enlightenment embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult./div/div
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300123582
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
DIVDIVThis illuminating book reveals the surprising extent to which great and lesser knownthinkers of the Age of Enlightenment embraced the spiritual, the magical, and the occult./div/div
Dictionary Catalog of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Author: William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description