English translation for "外丹"

[ wàidān ]
chinese alchemy

Example Sentences:

	1.	In its search for an elixir of immortality , taoist alchemy developed both chemical experimentation ( wai - tan ) and a theoretical internal alchemy ( nei - tan ) 为了寻找长生不老药，道教炼金术（炼丹术）既发展了化学实验（外丹） ，也发展了理论的内在炼金术（内丹） 。
	2.	Through textual research and analysis on two historical materials in dao zang ' s shangqing mingjian yaojing and dongxuan lingbao daoshi mingjingfa used for polishing bronze mirrors , this article holds that : china had already mastered the technique of plating a bronze mirror with an alloy of stannum , lead and hydrargyrum during the northern and southern dynasties at latest , and this technique was quite probably developed by necromancers or taoists in the process of producing artificial gold and silver , golden elixir and great elixir ; before the song dynasty , the technique of using the alloy of stannum , lead and hydrargyrum to polish a bronze mirror was only prevalent among a part of taoist alchemists ; and after the song dynasty , due to the decline of taoist laboratory alchemy , the technique of using such an alloy was spread among the people 摘要通过对收录于《道藏》之中的《上清明鉴要经》和《洞玄灵宝道士明镜法》两部经书所记载的两则磨镜药史料的考证分析，提出至晚在南北朝时期中国已经发明了用锡汞齐镀镜的技术，其技术很可能由方士或道士在炼制黄金白银、金丹大药的过程中或社会小范围内发展起来的；在宋代之前，用锡汞齐磨镜的技术仅仅在部分炼丹道士中应用流传，宋之后由于道教外丹术的衰落，用锡汞齐磨镜的技术流传于民间。

Similar Words：

"外代数" English translation, "外代数丛" English translation, "外代谢产物" English translation, "外代一" English translation, "外担菌目" English translation, "外丹术" English translation, "外单位投资基金" English translation, "外弹道" English translation, "外弹道测量系统" English translation, "外弹道学" English translation