Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

1. 1 The explanation of material changes given by Greek ThinkersRead by Peter Yearsley 27m
2. 2 A sketch of alchemical theoryRead by Peter Yearsley 22m
3. 3 The alchemical notion of the unity and simplicity of natureRead by Peter Yearsley 13m
4. 4 The alchemical elements and principlesRead by Peter Yearsley 21m
5. 5 The alchemical essenceRead by Peter Yearsley 30m
6. 6 Alchemy as an experimental artRead by Peter Yearsley 17m
7. 7 The Language of alchemyRead by Peter Yearsley 15m
8. 8 The Degeneracy of AlchemyRead by Peter Yearsley 15m
9. 9 Paracelsus and some other alchemistsRead by Peter Yearsley 11m
10. 10 Summary of the alchemical doctrine -- the replacement of the Three Principles of the alchemists by the single principle of PhlogistonRead by Peter Yearsley 30m
11. 11 The examination of the phenomena of combustionRead by Peter Yearsley 25m
12. 12 The recognition of chemical changes as the interactions of definite substancesRead by Peter Yearsley 13m
13. 13 The chemical elements contrasted with the alchemical principlesRead by Peter Yearsley 25m
14. 14 The modern form of the alchemical quest of the One ThingRead by Peter Yearsley 41m

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