The Mirror of Alchemy Composed by the Famous Friar Roger Bacon Sometime Fellow of Martin College and Brasen-nase College in Oxenforde Roger Bacon,
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1417950439
DDC: 133
Edition: Paperback; 2004-09-20
Summary:
1597. The Mirror of Alchemy is an alchemical classic written by Roger
Bacon, (Doctor Mirabilis: Latin for Wonderful Teacher), English
Franciscan philosopher and educational reformer was a major medieval
proponent of experimental science and is thought of as one of the
earliest advocates of the modern scientific method. He studied
mathematics, astronomy, optics, alchemy, and languages. His Opus
Majus contains treatments of mathematics and optics, alchemy and the
manufacture of gunpowder, the positions and sizes of the celestial
bodies, and anticipates later inventions such as microscopes,
telescopes, spectacles, flying machines and steam ships.
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