The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry

1. The explanation of material changes given by Greek Thinkers

   27:40

2. A sketch of alchemical theory

   22:17

3. The alchemical notion of the unity and simplicity of nature

   13:46

4. The alchemical elements and principles

   21:09

5. The alchemical essence

   30:49

6. Alchemy as an experimental art

   17:26

7. The Language of alchemy

   15:42

8. The Degeneracy of Alchemy

   15:40

9. Paracelsus and some other alchemists

   11:50

10. Summary of the alchemical doctrine -- the replacement of the Three Principles of the alchemists by the single principle of Phlogiston

    30:03

11. The examination of the phenomena of combustion

    25:29

12. The recognition of chemical changes as the interactions of definite substances

    13:05

13. The chemical elements contrasted with the alchemical principles

    25:01

14. The modern form of the alchemical quest of the One Thing

    41:20

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