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The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
·
M. M. Pattison Muir
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There
must
be
something
very
fascinating
and
comforting
in
the
alchemical
view
of
nature,
as
a
harmony
constructed
on
one
simple
plan,
which
can
be
grasped
as
a
whole,
and
also
in
its
details,
by
the
introspective
processes
of
the
human
intellect;
for
that
conception
prevails
to-day
among
those
who
have
not
investigated
natural
occurrences
for
themselves.
The
alchemical
view
of
nature
still
forms
the
foundation
of
systems
of
ethics,
of
philosophy,
of
art.
It
appeals
to
the
innate
desire
of
man
to
make
himself
the
measure
of
all
things.
It
is
so
easy,
so
authoritative,
apparently
so
satisfactory.
No
amount
of
thinking
and
reasoning
will
ever
demonstrate
its
falsity.
It
can
be
conquered
only
by
a
patient,
unbiassed,
searching
examination
of
some
limited
portion
of
natural
events.
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