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  The Occult Chateau
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-30-2024, 12:01 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

A blog with various articles of alchemical interest:

https://theoccultchateau.com/blogs/blog

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  Video: Symbolism of the Wolf in Alchemy
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-30-2024, 11:58 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

The Esoteric And Alchemical History of The Wolf Decoded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuXZoNXshI

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  Video: Alchemical Origins of Occupational Medicine
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-26-2024, 05:02 PM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"Worldwide nearly 3 million workers die on the job each year. U.S. workers experience roughly that same number of injuries and illnesses each year. Work is hard and dangerous, and we have the data to prove it. But who started collecting that data? The answer takes us back to Paracelsus, an early modern physician and alchemist who noticed that the miners he lived among often became very ill or died. His inquiries laid the foundation for occupational health and the workplace safety standards we have today."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqPi3gQDPnc

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  The Alchemical Laboratory in Visual and Written Sources
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-20-2024, 04:34 PM - Forum: Reviews and book notices - Replies (1)

"This book analyses images of alchemical laboratories, and their textual sources, as they appeared in manuscripts and printed alchemical treatises, especially during the Early Modern Period. Our study also integrates illustrations from treatises on mining and metallurgy, and seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish genre painting. In terms of methodology, our analysis works within the wider context of contemporary depictions of scientific subjects and technology. Based on a representative sample of sources, we reconstruct the basic laboratory equipment and show how the vessels and apparatus were related to particular processes. We also describe the development of depicting laboratory equipment with respect to its significance for the history of art and of technology. The final part of the book is devoted to depictions of alchemists at work, from both alchemical sources and genre painting."

Also available in Czech from the same page.

https://www.academiaknihy.cz/book/cards-en-46471/


   

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  An Alchemist by an Unknown Artist
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-19-2024, 06:17 PM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

Don't think we've had this one yet. Now in the University of St. Andrew's collection.

   

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  Alchemy in the Chemistry Curriculum
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-18-2024, 10:07 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"The history of chemistry is a rich and fascinating journey that spans thousands of years, marked by significant milestones and breakthroughs that have shaped the scientific landscape. Incorporating the history of chemistry into the curriculum can provide students with valuable insights into the development of scientific thought and the evolution of chemistry as a discipline. By learning from these historical milestones, students can gain a deeper appreciation for the scientific process and the impact of chemistry on society. This article explores the benefits of incorporating the history of chemistry into the curriculum and practical ways to do so."

https://cpdsingapore.com/incorporating-h...n-science/

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  WPR Podcasts
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-18-2024, 10:01 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

Assorted podcasts on alchemy:

https://www.wpr.org/shows/to-the-best-of...of-alchemy

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  The chemists who thought they'd transmuted Hg
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-14-2024, 11:18 AM - Forum: Articles on alchemy - No Replies

"When in 1900 Ernest Rutherford and Frederick Soddy, working at McGill University in Montreal, figured that thorium was spontaneously turning into argon by radioactive decay, Soddy exclaimed ‘This is transmutation!’ To which Rutherford thundered back, ‘For Mike’s sake Soddy, don’t call it transmutation. They’ll have our heads off as alchemists.’"

https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/t...52.article

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  Video: Symbolism of the Owl
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-13-2024, 10:44 AM - Forum: Alchemical symbolism and imagery - No Replies

The Esoteric and Alchemical Meaning Of The Owl Decoded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXz7E4_SuYo

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  Kriegsmann's text of the Emerald Tablet
Posted by: Paul Ferguson - 05-12-2024, 08:08 AM - Forum: Alchemy texts - No Replies

Full text courtesy of the University of Dresden:

https://digital.slub-dresden.de/werkansicht/dlf/8884/1


Alternative download here:

https://www.academia.edu/118797196/Herme..._old_1667_


Excellent Zuber paper ('Between alchemy and Pietism: Wilhelm Christoph Kriegsmann's philological quest for ancient wisdom') about Kriegsmann here (full text):

https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:39c496f


No English Wiki, but German entry here:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Ch...Kriegsmann

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