Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology; Part 5, Spagyrical Discovery and Invention
Subtitle: Physiological Alchemy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 30, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780521085748
Subjects: History of science; Science; Chemical Engineering (General); Chemistry (General); History: World; Science/Mathematics; Technology; Science and civilization; Technology / General; China; Civilization; History
First sentence: The science of alchemy (ars alchimica) [said Martin Luther in the middle of the + 16th century], a I like very well, and indeed it is truly the natural philosophy of the ancients.