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I. THE DAWN OF ALCHEMY II. THE ROMANCE OF THE SEVEN METALS III. THE DIVINE ART IN THE NEAR EAST IV. THE MYSTERY OF THE EMERALD TABLET V. THE INFLUENCE OF ASTROLOGY ON ALCHEMY VI. THE GREEK ALCHEMISTS VII. ALCHEMY IN CHINA AND INDIA VIII. THE ARABIAN ALCHEMISTS IX. THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE AND ELIXIR OF LIFE X. FAMOUS ALCHEMISTS OF MEDIEVAL TIMES XI. ENGLISH ALCHEMISTS OF THE MIDDLE AGES XII. ALCHEMY IN THE TIME OF JOHN GOWER AND GEOFFREY CHAUCER XIII. THE ALCHEMIST'S LABORATORY AND HIS APPARATUS XIV. ALCHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND SECRET ALPHABETS XV. SOME NOTABLE ALCHEMICAL MANUSCRIPTS XVI. ALCHEMISTS AND ROYALTY XVII. ALCHEMISTS IN FORTUNE AND MISFORTUNE XVIII. FAMOUS ALCHEMISTS OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY XIX. CAeTANO AND BORRI XX. ALCHEMISTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY XXI. "BEN JONSON'S "ALCHEMIST" AND OTHER QUACKS" XXII. THE ROSICRUCIANS AND ALCHEMY XXIII. MORE ALCHEMISTS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY XXIV. THE LAST OF THE ALCHEMISTS XXV. THE DAWN OF THE SCIENTIFIC CHEMISTRY XXVI. ALCHEMY AND GOLD-MAKERS IN MODERN TIMES XXVII. WHAT WE OWE TO THE ALCHEMISTS INDEX