1854 1st ed Alchemy & Alchemists Hermetic Occult Science Figuier Philosophy
“Alchemy has not lost the privilege of arousing curiosity and seducing the imagination”
― Louis Figuier, Alchemy and Alchemists
Louis Figuier was a 19th-century French chemist and compiler of scientific discoveries. He composed an essay on the history of alchemy, in which he describes alchemy as not a lost science but as an avenue for philosophical discovery and discussion. ‘Alchemy and Alchemists’ was first published in 1854 and is an important work containing expositions on hermetic doctrines and ends with a study of alchemy both ancient and 19th-century perspectives.
1854 1st ed Alchemy & Alchemists Hermetic Occult Science Figuier Philosophy
“Alchemy has not lost the privilege of arousing curiosity and seducing the imagination”
― Louis Figuier, Alchemy and Alchemists
Louis Figuier was a 19th-century French chemist and compiler of scientific discoveries. He composed an essay on the history of alchemy, in which he describes alchemy as not a lost science but as an avenue for philosophical discovery and discussion. ‘Alchemy and Alchemists’ was first published in 1854 and is an important work containing expositions on hermetic doctrines and ends with a study of alchemy both ancient and 19th-century perspectives.
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FIGUIER, Guillaume Louis
L’alchimie et les alchimistes, ou, Essai historique et critique sur la philosophie hermétique.
Paris : V. Lecou, 1854. First edition.
Details:
- Collation complete with all pages: [4], IV, 386
- References: Caillet II, 3915;
- Language: French
- Binding: Leather; tight & secure
- Size: ~7in X 4.75in (18cm x 12.5cm)
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2643
Categories
Esoteric & Occult
Medicine & Science
Authors
FIGUIER, Guillaume Louis
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
French
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete