Project Gutenberg 2014-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 628 Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel) 1862 1943 Thompson, Charles John Samuel The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy Produced by Clarity, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy" by C. J. S. Thompson is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the development and significance of alchemy and pharmacy, tracing their origins from ancient civilizations through to the close of the 18th century. It highlights the interplay between superstition and empirical medicine, showcasing how early practices laid the groundwork for modern science. The opening of the book introduces the reader to the ancient roots of healing practices and the emergence of medicine as an art form. It discusses historical texts, such as the "Ebers Papyrus", which reveal the medicinal practices of ancient Egypt, and hints at the contributions of other civilizations like China, Greece, and Rome. The discussion outlines how these early practitioners used empirical methods, herbs, and sometimes magic to treat ailments, laying a foundation for the more structured medical practices that followed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alchemy Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric Pharmacy -- History R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 532189 532199 2024-09-19T14:56:08.173509 2023-09-20T10:54:38.646357 text/html text/html 553727 2014-09-29T14:13:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 1077339 2014-09-29T14:13:46 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1032903 2024-09-19T14:56:21.054471 application/epub+zip 1036626 2024-09-19T14:56:11.575504 application/epub+zip 267969 2024-09-19T14:56:09.522503 application/epub+zip 1659559 2024-09-19T14:56:26.585417 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1657811 2024-09-19T14:56:18.785445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420874 2022-09-21T11:06:25.881547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421480 2024-09-19T14:56:06.484502 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 444344 2014-09-29T14:13:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 167995 2014-09-29T14:13:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 440404 2014-09-29T14:13:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167282 2014-09-29T14:13:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 440478 2014-09-29T14:13:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167151 2014-09-29T14:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21649 2024-09-19T14:56:26.737402 application/rdf+xml 14835 2024-09-19T14:56:09.653482 image/jpeg 2169 2024-09-19T14:56:09.588484 image/jpeg 1085247 2024-09-19T14:56:08.294521 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog