Inner Traditions
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Rochester, Vermont 05767
Copyright © 2004, 2006 by Tobias Churton
Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Signal Publishing under the title Magus: The Invisible Life of Elias Ashmole
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Churton, Tobias, 1960-
[Magus]
The magus of freemasonry : the mysterious life of Elias Ashmole, scientist, alchemist, and founder of the Royal Society / Tobias Churton.
p. cm.
Originally published as: Magus.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ebook ISBN: 978-1-59477-650-2
print ISBN-13: 978-1-59477-122-4 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 1-59477-122-7 (pbk.)
1. Ashmole, Elias, 1617-1692. 2. Great Britain—Officials and employees—Biography. 3. Antiquarians—Great Britain—Biography. 4. Alchemists—Great Britain—Biography. 5. Freemasons—Great Britain—Biography. I. Title.
CT788.A762C48 2006
920.041—dc22
2006013045
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