CHAPTER II. THE THEORY OF PHYSICAL ALCHEMY 17_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

§ 14. Supposed Proofs of Transmutation 17

§ 15. The Alchemistic Elements 18

§ 16. Aristotle’s Views regarding the Elements 19

§ 17. The Sulphur-Mercury Theory 20

§ 18. The Sulphur-Mercury-Salt Theory 22

§ 19. Alchemistic Elements and Principles 23

§ 20. The Growth of the Metals 25

§ 21. Alchemy and Astrology 26

§ 22. Alchemistic View of the Nature of Gold 27

§ 23. The Philosopher’s Stone 29

§ 24. The Nature of the Philosopher’s Stone 30

§ 25. The Theory of Development 32

§ 26. The Powers of the Philosopher’s Stone 34

§ 27. The Elixir of Life 35

§ 28. The Practical Methods of the Alchemists 36

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 · 第 2 / 9 章