Excerpt from A Book About Doctors, Vol. 2 of 2Kind. The gibberish of Geber, and the alchemists who preceded and followed him, led to the study of chemistry, the utility and importance of which science we have only begun rightly to appreciate, and a curiosity about the foolishness of astrology led Sir Isaac Newton to his astronomical enquiries. Lord Bacon says The sons of chymistry, while they are busy seeking the hidden gold - whether real or not - have, by turning over 'and trying, brought much profit and convenience to mankind. And if the delusions of talismans, amulets, and charms, and the impostures of Mesmer, have had no greater consequences, they have at least at' forded, to the observant and re¿ective, much valu able instruction with regard to the constitution of the human mind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.