Triumphal Chariot of Antimony - Couverture souple

Valentinus, Basilius

 
9781508594512: Triumphal Chariot of Antimony

Synopsis

The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony is the most famous work by Basilius Valentinus. The work has been translated into German, French, and English, and has done more to establish his reputation as a chemist than any other. This edition was selected by Hans W. Nintzel as the best available. It was first published in Amsterdam in 1671 with a commentary by Theodorus Kerckringius. In his preface Kerckringius states that he had actually spoken with Valentine besides studying his works. https://ramsalchemy.jimdo.com

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Biographie de l'auteur

Basil Valentine is the Anglicised version of the name Basilius Valentinus. Basilius Valentinus was alleged to be a 15th-century alchemist, possibly Canon of the Benedictine Priory of Saint Peter in Erfurt, Germany. During the 18th century it was suggested that the author of the works attributed to Basil Valentine was Johann Thölde, a salt manufacturer in Germany who lived roughly 1565 – 1624. Modern scholarship now suggests that one author was Thölde, but that others were involved. Thölde published the first five books under Valentine's name. Whoever he was, Basil Valentine had considerable chemical knowledge. He showed that ammonia could be obtained by the action of alkali on sal-ammoniac (ammonium chloride), described the production of hydrochloric acid by acidifying brine of common salt (sodium chloride), and created oil of vitriol (sulfuric acid), among other achievements.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony is the most famous work by Basilius Valentinus. The work has been translated into German, French, and English, and has done more to establish his reputation as a chemist than any other. This edition was selected by Hans W. Nintzel as the best available. It was first published in Amsterdam in 1671 with a commentary by Theodorus Kerckringius. In his preface Kerckringius states that he had actually spoken with Valentine besides studying his works. https://ramsalchemy.jimdo.com

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