A brief history of chemistry and alchemy from Hermes to Lavoisier. Markar R.

This book is a popular and fascinating story about the development of alchemy and great masters of the past. The book is replete with interesting quotes from little -known work, stories about adherents, their selfless work, great work, and their unexpected discoveries. The author, not inclined to simplify the views of the alchemists, shows how, in a century, measures and weight, intellectualization of alchemy occurred and a new branch of knowledge - chemistry formed.