Alchemy and other chemical achievements of the ancient Orient = 英文東洋錬金術 : the civilization of Japan and China in early times as seen from the chemical point of view

by Masumi Chikashige

[目次]

• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION / 1
• CHAPTER I. ALCHEMY IN THE EAST
• 1. Distinguished Alchemists in Ancient China / 13
• 2. Theories of Chinese Alchemy / 20
• 3. The Medicines of the Immortals / 29
• 4. The Art of Gold‐Making / 39
• i. Recipes for Gold‐Making / 39
• ii. Chemical Reactions of Gold‐Making / 47
• iii. Another Recipe for Gold‐Making / 51
• CHAPTER II. BRONZE ARTICLES
• 1. The Six Receipts for Bronze / 55
• 2. The Method of Analysis of Bronze Articles / 62
• 3. The Results of Analysis of Bronze Articles / 65
• CHAPTER III. JAPANESE SWORDS
• 1. Methods of Forging / 85
• 2. Anatomical Investigation of Japanese Swords / 96
• 3. Swords of the Natives of the Pacific Coast / 101

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