The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

XI. THE EXAMINATION OF THE PHENOMENA OF COMBUSTION XII. THE RECOGNITION OF CHEMICAL CHANGES AS THE INTERACTIONS OF DEFINITE SUBSTANCES XIII. THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS CONTRASTED WITH THE ALCHEMICAL PRINCIPLES XIV. THE MODERN FORM OF THE ALCHEMICAL QUEST OF THE ONE THING INDEX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIG. AN ALCHEMICAL LABORATORY (Frontispiece) 1. THE MORTIFICATION OF METALS PRESENTED BY THE IMAGE OF A KING DEVOURING HIS SON 2 and 3. THE MORTIFICATION OF METALS PRESENTED BY IMAGES OF DEATH AND BURIAL 4 and 5. TWO MUST BE CONJOINED TO PRODUCE ONE 6. HERMETICALLY SEALING THE NECK OF A GLASS VESSEL 7. SEALING BY MEANS OF A MERCURY TRAP