Alchemy Author:E. J. Holmyard Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemical history: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite, learned coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement o... more »f alchemy by scientific method, much more. Illustrated.« less