The Mirror of Alchimy - format ePub

In "The Mirror of Alchimy," Roger Bacon intricately explores the interconnected realms of science and mysticism, presenting alchemy as a precursor to modern scientific inquiry. Written in the late medieval...

»Denn auch, wenn bisher die Grundsteine noch nicht gelegt sind, so sind doch das Holz und die Steine bereits vorhanden, nämlich die Kraft der Wissenschaften und der Sprachen; und ich werde sorgfältig...

Von den drei Hauptwerken, die Roger Bacon in dem kurzen Zeitraum zwischen 1266 und 1268 verfasste, war das »Opus tertium« das letzte, die Zusammenfassung und Summa seines Denkens und seiner Forderungen...

»Wir dürfen nicht an allem festhalten, was wir gehört und gelesen haben, sondern müssen aufs genaueste die Auffassungen der früheren Generationen prüfen, um hinzuzufügen, was bei ihnen fehlte, und um...

Roger Bacon, né vers 1220 à Ilchester ou Bisley et mort vers 1292 à Oxford, surnommé Doctor mirabilis (« Docteur admirable ») en raison de sa science prodigieuse, est un philosophe, savant et alchimiste...

Roger Bacon, né vers 1220 à Ilchester ou Bisley et mort vers 1292 à Oxford, surnommé Doctor mirabilis (« Docteur admirable ») en raison de sa science prodigieuse, est un philosophe, savant et alchimiste...

Roger Bacon, né vers 1220 à Ilchester ou Bisley et mort vers 1292 à Oxford, surnommé Doctor mirabilis (« Docteur admirable ») en raison de sa science prodigieuse, est un philosophe, savant et alchimiste...

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