num_pages: 192
description: The writer of a treatise on astrology in the 5th century speaking of the influences of the stars on the dispositions of man If a man is born under Mercury he will give himself to astronomy; if Mars he will follow the profession of arms; if Saturn he will devote himself to the science of alchemy (Scientia alchemiae). The word alchemia which appears in this treatise was formed by prefixing the Arabic al (meaning the) to chemia a word as we have seen of Greek origin.
language: English
title: History of Alchemy
publisher: Blurb