Download or read book Early Modern Fire written by Gianenrico Bernasconi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-11-20 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early Modern Fire offers new perspectives on the history of fire in early modern Europe (ca. 1600–1800). Far from the background role that scholarship has traditionally assigned to fire, the essays in this volume demonstrate its centrality to understanding the entangled histories of science, technology, and society in the pre-industrial period. Analysing case studies ranging from alchemy to cooking and from firefighting to fireworks, the contributors show that the history of fire is not only one of change and progress, but also of continuity, characterised by the persistence of traditional know-how, small-scale innovation, and the coexistence of different paradigms. Contributors: Gianenrico Bernasconi, Catherine Denys, Hannah Elmer, Liliane Hilaire-Pérez, Olivier Jandot, Cyril Lacheze, Andrew M.A. Morris, Cornelia Müller, Bérengère Pinaud, Stefano Salvia, Marco Storni, Marie Thébaud-Sorger, and Simon Werrett.
Download or read book Bibliotheca Chemica written by Royal College of Science and Technology (Glasgow, Scotland). Andersonian Library and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich collection of early works useful for the history of chemistry, particularly in alchemy. Detailed bibliographical descriptions. Frequently mentioned are other editions, translations, and additional works of an author which are not included in the Young collection. Biographical information and an evaluation of an author's work are added features.
Download or read book Transformation and Tradition in the Sciences written by Everett Mendelsohn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays on the development of science and the history of ideas.
Download or read book George Berkeley Religion and Science in the Age of Enlightenment written by Silvia Parigi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Berkeley was considered "the most engaging and useful man in Ireland in the eighteenth century". This hyperbolic statement refers both to Berkeley’s life and thought; in fact, he always considered himself a pioneer called to think and do new things. He was an empiricist well versed in the sciences, an amateur of the mechanical arts, as well as a metaphysician; he was the author of many completely different discoveries, as well as a very active Christian, a zealous bishop and the apostle of the Bermuda project. The essays collected in this volume, written by some leading scholars, aim to reconstruct the complexity of Berkeley’s figure, without selecting "major" works, nor searching for "coherence" at any cost. They will focus on different aspects of Berkeley’s thought, showing their intersections; they will explore the important contributions he gave to various scientific disciplines, as well as to the eighteenth-century philosophical and theological debate. They will highlight the wide influence that his presently most neglected or puzzling books had at the time; they will refuse any anachronistical trial of Berkeley’s thought, judged from a contemporary point of view.
Download or read book Hermetic Herbalism written by Jean Mavéric and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A never-before-translated occult classic that brings the science of herbal medicine back to its Hermetic roots • Includes a large collection of recipes for spagyric medicines and quintessences, with detailed step-by-step instructions, adapted from celebrated spagyrists such as Paracelsus, Pseudo-Lull, Philipp Ulstad, and Nicaise Le Fèvre • Provides botanical and medicinal classifications of over 600 plant species along with their astral natures, elemental qualities, and planetary and zodiacal signatures • Explores advanced methods and techniques and shares the author’s secret formula for a universal circulatum First published in French in 1911, this practical guide to the art of spagyrics begins by outlining the ancient yet often forgotten Hermetic foundations of herbalism. Author Jean Mavéric provides botanical and medicinal classifications of over 600 plant species along with an in-depth study of their astral natures, elemental qualities, and planetary and zodiacal signatures as well as practical advice on the appropriate times to harvest plants and administer herbal remedies and quintessences. Reviewing the general principles and procedures of premodern chemistry, Mavéric then explores the secret doctrines and operations of the spagyric art. He offers a large collection of recipes for spagyric herbal preparations adapted from celebrated spagyrists such as Paracelsus, Pseudo-Lull, Philipp Ulstad, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Oswald Croll, and Nicaise Le Fèvre, providing detailed step-by-step instructions for a veritable pharmacopeia of spagyric extracts, tinctures, elixirs, liquors, oils, unguents, salts, aquae vitae, and quintessences. Mavéric also shares his intricate theory of astral medicine and advocates a seasonal “Hermetic diet” designed to keep the humors of the body in equilibrium and prevent the onset of illness. In the final section of the book, Mavéric focuses on the more advanced methods and techniques of Paracelsus, Helmont, and George Starkey, unraveling the mysteries of manufacturing alkalis, alkahests, and menstrua and divulging his own secret formula for a universal circulatum. Available now for the first time in English, this occult classic unveils the art of extracting spagyric essences to a modern audience while also bringing the science of herbal medicine back to its Hermetic roots.
Download or read book Metal Soaps in Art written by Francesca Casadio and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-03-23 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This go-to reference work surveys the current state of knowledge in the field of metal soap-related degradation phenomena in art works. It contains detailed descriptions and images of the different phenomena and addresses the practical aspects of soap formation, preventive conservation, and treatment. The occurrence of metal soaps is one of the defining issues in the conservation of painted surfaces, and one that presently leaves innumerable open questions. It is estimated that around 70% of paintings in museum collections are affected by some form of metal soap-related degradation. In recent years, significant advances have been made in the detection and characterization of these compounds through interdisciplinary approaches including conventional spectroscopy and microscopy as well as emerging synchrotron-based techniques. This book for the first time captures a panoramic overview of the state of knowledge of metal soaps related to both scientific analysis and implications for conservation and treatment. It also critically examines open questions. The book is accessible to audiences with varied backgrounds (e.g. conservators, students of conservation science) while simultaneously presenting the technical details indispensable for academics and researchers active in this field.
Download or read book Chemistry Alchemy and the New Philosophy 1550 1700 written by Allen G. Debus and published by Variorum Publishing. This book was released on 1987 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fortegnelse over det classenske Literatur Selskabs og det kgl chir Akademies forenede Bogsamlinger Udgiven af Directionen for det classenske Literatur Selskab written by Classenske Litteraturselskab (COPENHAGEN) and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The French Paracelsians written by Allen George Debus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is normally characterised in terms of astronomy and the physics of motion. In The French Paracelsians, first published in 1992, Allen Debus narrates an important episode whose contribution to the scientific revolution has been largely ignored: the long-standing contention between Paracelsians and Galenists.
Download or read book Bibliotheca chemica written by Glasgow. Royal Technical College. Library. Young Collection and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Esot risme gnoses imaginaire symbolique written by Antoine Faivre and published by Peeters Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ne en 1934, diplome de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (1965), Docteur es-Lettres (1969), Antoine Faivre a ete Professeur de Langue et Litterature allemandes a l'Universite de Bordeaux III (de 1972 a 1985), puis a l'Universite de Rouen (de 1985 a 1991). Depuis 1969, A. Faivre dirige un seminaire a l'Ecole Pratiques des Hautes Etudes (Section des Sciences Religieuses, Sorbonne), d'abord en tant que Charge de conferences (1967-1979), puis en tant que Directeur d'Etudes (il est titulaire de la Chaire Histoire des Courants esoteriques et mystiques dans l'Europe moderne et contemporaine, depuis 1979). Le present recueil vient tout naturellement rendre hommage au chercheur, qui a tant apporte a l'histoire critique de cette nouvelle specialite, mais aussi temoigner de la vitalite de celle-ci. Nombre de ses eleves, collegues et amis ont ainsi souhaite etre associes a cet hommage en lui offrant les quelque soixante et un articles (rediges en trois langues: francais, anglais et allemand) qui composent ce volume. Cinq parties principales regroupent les themes suivants: histoire de l'alchimie. Hermetisme. Kabbale (Partie I) ; Romantisme allemand. Naturphilosophie. Theosophie chretienne (Partie II); Franc-maconnerie, et societes initiatiques a caractere esoterique, comme le rosicrucisme (Partie III); Imagination, litterature et esoterisme, Imaginaire (Partie IV). Une cinquieme partie rassemble, d'une part, des etudes a caractere biographique (sur des auteurs comme Henry Corbin ou Gershom Scholem), et d'autre part, des reflexions d'ordre methodologique. Une Bibliographie des travaux publies par l'auteur (1960 a 2000), ainsi qu'un indispensable Index, completent utilement cet important ouvrage.
Download or read book Bibliotheca Chemica written by Royal College of Science and Technology (Glasgow, Scotland). Andersonian Library and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cours De Chymie Pour Servir D introduction Cette Science written by Nicolas Le Fevre and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Un cours d'introduction à la chimie, destiné aux étudiants et aux amateurs éclairés. Ce texte fondateur de Nicolas Le Fèvre est encore aujourd'hui un outil précieux pour comprendre les bases de cette science passionnante. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book A catalogue of the library of the London institution by W Upcott R Thomson and E W Brayley written by William Upcott and published by . This book was released on 1835 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of the London Institution The general library Additions from 1843 1852 An index of subjects An index of authors and books written by London Institution. Library and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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