From alchemy to chemistry: romance popular pelo a. de Adozinda, Bernal Francez, etc. [i.e

John Read’s work traces the historical transition from alchemy’s speculative and symbolic traditions to modern chemistry as a science. It is significant for showing how laboratory practice, theory, and terminology evolved over time, and readers will find a scholarly narrative of key figures, texts, and experiments in that transformation.

John Read is a common name, and I cannot confidently identify which esoteric or religious author is intended. If this refers to a writer associated with occult or philosophical literature, available information is too uncertain for a secure biographical summary.