| Description |
286 pages ; 18 cm. |
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| Series |
Collier books men of science library ; AS70 |
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Collier books men of science library ; AS70.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Errant knight of science -- The Mountain -- Town and gown -- Hippocrates vs. Galen -- Quack doctor -- The Necromancer -- Microcosmos and macrocosmos -- The Traveling adept -- Under the brogue -- Aureolus -- The Elixir of long life -- This side of miraculous -- Call of office -- The Challenge -- "Cacophrastus" -- Poisons, bankers, and pests -- Doctors and people -- Doctors and money -- The Matter of life -- The Copernican turn -- Power, freaks, and frailties of mind -- Immortality and the seven souls -- In the pit -- Professor of theology -- Success at last -- The Last fight -- Epilogue : The Apology of Faustus -- Appendices -- A : Some notes on magic and related subjects -- B : The Historical approach -- C : A Note on Theophrastus' Scotism -- D : Alchemy -- E : Bibloigraphy -- F : A Note on the quotations -- G : Chronology. |
| Subject |
Paracelsus, 1493-1541.
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Paracelsus, 1493-1541. (OCoLC)fst00060974
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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