Redgrove, H. Stanley · London: William Rider & Son · leaf 76
herehe devoted himself to philosophy and science. Hewas one of the most learned men of his time and, more-over, a man of noble character. The authenticity of thealchemistic works attributed to him has been questioned.§ 35. The celebrated Dominican, Thomas Aquinas (see plate 8), was probably a pupil… … [by de Bry] PORTRAIT OF ALBERTUS MAGNUS. To face- page 44] §36] THE ALCHEMISTS 45 author of these works manifests a deeply religioustone, and, according to Thomsons History ofChemistry^ he was the first to employ the term amalgam to designate an alloy of mercury withsome other metal. 5 § 36. Roger…
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