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Alchemy
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Alchemy Web Site 
 A searchable site on alchemy, including facets of proto-chemistry, symbolism, psychology, mysticism, metaphysics, and cultural history. Contains images, articles, texts, bibliographies of books and manuscripts, and links. http://www.alchemywebsite.com/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Science, Science Last updated Apr 29, 2008 The Chymistry of Isaac Newton
This site "is producing a scholarly online edition of Newton's alchemical manuscripts integrated with new research on Newton's chymistry. ... [A]bout two hundred fifty [pages] have been edited and are available online, including Newton's Most Complete Laboratory Notebook [written between 1669 and 1693]." The site includes text transcriptions, interpretive notes, and a guide to symbols relating to these materials first discovered in 1936. From Indiana University. http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/newton/index.jsp Topics: Notable People, Science Last updated May 1, 2007 Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine
Companion to a traveling exhibition "created to explore the link between Harry Potter and the history of science." Site features illustrated essays comparing Harry Potter's world with the history of science in the areas of potions, monsters, herbology, magical creatures, fantastic beasts, and immortality. Also includes lesson plans, online activities, and a bibliography. The tour will begin in the fall of 2009. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/index.html Topics: Literature: Fiction, Science Last updated May 14, 2009 Masters of Darkness
Companion to a British television program that considers the question, "Who were the most notorious individuals ever to walk the earth?" It presents "the barely believable stories of four men whose sexual escapades, obsession with magic and radical ideas earned them the fear of their contemporaries and a place in modern culture": Dr. John Dee, Rasputin, Marquis de Sade, and Aleister Crowley. Also includes a glossary. From Channel 4. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/M/masters_darkness/ Topics: Religion, Science Last updated May 29, 2007 Paracelsus and the Medical Revolution of the Renaissance: A 500th Anniversary Celebration
Companion site from an exhibit held at three venues in 1993 and 1994 that commemorated the 500th anniversary of Paracelsus' birth and "highlighted the contributions of this major [Swiss-born] Renaissance figure, especially those in medicine, chemistry, and pharmacy." Features an essay with a brief biography, illustrations, a discussion of the impact of Paracelsus' writings about the relationship between chemistry and health, and related readings. From the National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/paracelsus/ Topics: Notable People, Science Last updated May 28, 2009 |
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