Project Gutenberg 2013-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 888 Redgrove, H. Stanley (Herbert Stanley) 1887 1943 Redgrove, Herbert Stanley Alchemy: Ancient and Modern Being a Brief Account of the Alchemistic Doctrines, and Their Relations, to Mysticism on the One Hand, and to Recent Discoveries in Physical Science on the Other Hand; Together with Some Particulars Regarding the Lives and Teachings of the Most Noted Alchemists Produced by Chris Curnow, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Alchemy: Ancient and Modern" by H. Stanley Redgrove is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work discusses the philosophical and experimental aspects of alchemy, examining its relationship with mysticism and recent developments in physical science. Redgrove seeks to reframe the outdated perception of alchemy as mere superstition, presenting it instead as an important precursor to modern chemistry, with valuable insights into humanity's understanding of the physical universe. The opening of the book introduces the concept of alchemy, emphasizing its dual nature as both a physical practice and a spiritual philosophy. Redgrove explains that while alchemy is often simplistically viewed as the quest to transform base metals into gold through the Philosopher's Stone, it actually represents a deeper investigation into the nature of reality. He highlights the alchemists' belief in a cosmic unity and their attempts to realize this through experimental methods, while also recognizing the significant mystical elements within their doctrines. The opening sets the stage for the subsequent exploration of the lives and teachings of notable alchemists and their contributions to chemistry and mysticism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43240/43240-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 56.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Alchemy -- History QD Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Category: History - Ancient Category: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 396994 2025-06-17T12:40:47.342083 text/html 399844 2020-09-02T21:12:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1581480 2025-06-17T12:40:56.580042 application/epub+zip 1585093 2025-06-17T12:40:49.412090 application/epub+zip 196581 2025-06-17T12:40:48.376116 application/epub+zip 1768376 2025-06-17T12:41:01.633056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1737066 2025-06-17T12:40:55.501062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300728 2022-09-19T17:35:05.825635 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296027 2025-06-17T12:40:46.018132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296153 2013-07-17T14:44:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16415 2025-06-17T12:41:01.822998 application/rdf+xml 12126 2025-06-17T12:40:48.516070 image/jpeg 2177 2025-06-17T12:40:48.446078 image/jpeg 1423077 2025-06-17T12:40:47.432083 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog