Lives of Alchemystical Philosophers

This collection offers biographical sketches of notable alchemists and early chemical philosophers, blending historical anecdotes with reflections on their teachings and aims. It is significant as an eighteenth-century attempt to preserve the history of alchemy, and readers will find lives, legends, and summaries of alchemical ideas and practices.

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