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Greek Alchemy from Late Antiquity to Early Modernity (2018)

Nicolaïdis, Efthymios (Author)

Brepols Publishers

ISBN: 9782503581910

Publication Date: 2018
Physical Details: 198
Language: English

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Chemistry Science, general histories Alchemy Renaissance Early modern Medieval Ancient Greece Stephanus of Alexandria

What do we really know about Greek alchemy throughout the ages? Certain periods, such as the Byzantine and post-Byzantine, have been somewhat overlooked. This volume engages in the effort to shed light on certain aspects of Greek Alchemy from the 1st century CE to the 18th century, discussing and presenting relative sources, as well as the reception, transformation and use of this 'art'. The book also examines newly discovered manuscripts and offers a commented translation of Stephanos of Alexandria's prayers. Furthermore, to better understand the material aspect of alchemy, it addresses the expectations and problems of laboratory replication and chemical explanation of early alchemical processes, and presents educational activities that use historical texts for the reconstruction of apparatuses in the school laboratory in secondary education.

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Review Curtis Runstedler (2020) Review of "Greek Alchemy from Late Antiquity to Early Modernity". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences (pp. 659-660). unapi

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