AMBIX. The Journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry. Vol. XXXII, No. 2. July 1985.
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons LTD., 1985. First Edition. Softcover. Small quarto journal. Original printed wrappers. 44 pp. Ambix is the beautifully-produced journal of the Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC). "Founded in 1937, SHAC has consistently maintained the highest standards of scholarship in all aspects of the history of alchemy and chemistry from early times to the present." Articles: The Discovery of Line Spectra. By Frank A. J. L. James, A Contribution of Natural History to the Chemical Revolution in France. By James W. Llana, Reviews of Books: The Secret of the Golden Flower. A Chinese Book of Life. By Richard Willhelm, The Works of Thomas Vaughan. Edited by Alan Rurdrum with the assistance of Jennifer Drake-Brockman, In physicis futurorum saeculum respicio. Joachim Jungius und die Naturwissenschaftliche Revolution des 17.Jahrhunderts. By Christoph Meinel, Introduzione all'alchimia Indiana. By Arturo Schwarz, Steelmaking before Bessemer. By K. C. Barraclough, The Tincal Trail. A History of Borax. By N. J. Travis and E. J. Cox . Fine Condition. Item #34359
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