"A New Light of Alchymie" by Michal Sedziwój is a mid-17th-century work that pulls back the curtain on the secrets of alchemy, intertwining mysticism and practical science to unlock nature's hidden processes; beginning with a warning about outdated medical practices, the author guides wisdom-seekers through the combination of philosophical inquiry and divine wisdom to reveal truths about nature. The writing explores how metals and plants are created, and the real essence of everything through the unique lens of alchemical philosophy. The author tries to guide through tangible experiences, disclosing the truths about nature.
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By Michal Sedziwój
Venture into the 17th century to unlock nature's hidden secrets through alchemy, where the blending of science, mysticism, and philosophy reveals the transformation of matter.
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About the AuthorMichael Sendivogius was a Polish alchemist, philosopher, and medical doctor. A pioneer of chemistry, he developed ways of purification and creation of various acids, metals and other chemical compounds. He discovered that air is not a single substance and contains a life-giving substance—later called oxygen—170 years before Scheele's discovery of the element. He correctly identified this "food of life" with the gas given off by heating nitre (saltpetre). This substance, the "central nitre", had a central position in Sendivogius' schema of the universe.
Michael Sendivogius was a Polish alchemist, philosopher, and medical doctor. A pioneer of chemistry, he developed ways of purification and creation of various acids, metals and other chemical compounds. He discovered that air is not a single substance and contains a life-giving substance—later called oxygen—170 years before Scheele's discovery of the element. He correctly identified this "food of life" with the gas given off by heating nitre (saltpetre). This substance, the "central nitre", had a central position in Sendivogius' schema of the universe.
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