Alchemy
Alchemia
Latin
1597
471 pages
First Complete Translation
Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.
Andreas Libavius's 1597 work, commonly known as 'Alchemia', is a foundational text in the history of chemistry. While excerpts and specific chapters (such as those regarding the preparation of chemicals) have been translated in various historical studies and anthologies of alchemy, there is no evidence of a complete, full-length English translation of the 1597 Latin text. Most scholarly references to Libavius in English rely on partial translations or summaries rather than a complete edition.
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Andreas Libavius strips away the mystical fog of ancient alchemy to reveal a rigorous, mechanical science. This text acts as a complete blueprint for the laboratory, transforming secret traditions into reproducible physical experiments.
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