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'''Harvey Spencer Lewis''' F.R.C., Ph.D. (born [[November 25]], [[1883]] in [[Frenchtown]], [[New Jersey]] - died [[August 2]], [[1939]]), a famous [[Rosicrucian]] [[mysticist]], was the founder and the first [[Imperator]] of [[Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis|AMORC]], from [[1915]] until [[1939]]. The second AMORC Imperator was his son, [[Ralph Maxwell Lewis]], who also wrote a biography for him titled ''Cosmic Mission Fulfilled'' (ISBN 0912057904 for paperback, ISBN 091205722X for hardcover).

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! {{chembox header}} | Selenium tetrafluoride

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| align="center" colspan="2" | <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Selenium_tetrafluoride.jpg|200px|Selenium tetrafluoride]] -->

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! {{chembox header}} | General

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| Other names

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| [[Chemical formula|Molecular formula]]

| SeF₄

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| [[Molar mass]]

| 220.77 g/mol

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| Appearance

| white-yellow cubic crystals

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| [[CAS registry number|CAS number]]

| [10026-03-6]

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! {{chembox header}} | Properties

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| [[Density]] and [[Phase (matter)|phase]]

| 2.6 g/cm³, solid

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| [[Soluble|Solubility]]

| decomposes in [[water]] <br> insoluble in liquid [[bromine]] <br> decomposes in dry [[ammonia]]

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| [[Melting point]]

| 205°C, sublimes

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| [[Boiling point]]

| 288°C, decomposes

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! {{chembox header}} | '''Hazards'''

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| [[Directive 67/548/EEC|EU classification]]

| not listed

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| [[NFPA 704]]

| [[Image:nfpa_h4.png]][[Image:nfpa_f0.png]][[Image:nfpa_r0.png]]

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| {{chembox header}} | <small>Except where noted otherwise, data are given for<br> materials in their [[standard state|standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)]]<br/>[[wikipedia:Chemical infobox|Infobox disclaimer and references]]</small>

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'''Selenium tetrafluoride''' ([[Selenium|Se]][[Fluorine|F₄]]) is a [[chemical compound]].

He was also one of the three Imperators of [[FUDOSI]] and his [[nomen mysticum]] was '''Sar Alden'''.

Conditions/substances to avoid are: [[heat]], [[flame]].

Before becoming Imperator of AMORC, H. Spencer Lewis was a businessman.

His wife was Martha. They were married at least from [[1937]]. Martha travelled with Lewis at Egypt during the AMORC Grand Tour of Egypt (see [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum]] and [http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/about/amorc.html]).

==External links==

He also founded the [[Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum]].

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In the past [[Harvey Spencer Lewis]] had a radio station broadcasting from the Rosicrucian Park, and he was also speaking at other radio stations.

[[Category:Fluorides]]

==Bibliography==

[[Category:Selenium compounds]]

===''Rosicrucian Principles for the Home and Business''===

[[Category:Inorganic compound stubs]]

* First Edition: [[March]] [[1929]]

* Second Edition: [[May]] [[1929]]

* Third Edition: [[May]] [[1930]]

* Fourth Edition: [[December]] [[1932]]

* Fifth Edition: [[October]] [[1935]]

* Sixth Edition: [[November]] [[1940]]

* Seventh Edition: [[1946]]

===''Rosicrucian Questions and Answers with Complete History of the Order''===

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===''The Mystical Life of Jesus''===

===''The Secret Doctrines of Jesus''===

===''A Thousand Years of Yesterdays''===

===''Self Mastery and Fate with the Cycles of Life''===

===''Rosicrucian Manual''===

===''Mansions of the Soul: The Cosmic Conception''===

===''The Symbolic Prophecy of the Great Pyramid''===

===''Mental Poisoning''===

==See also==

* [[Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis]] (AMORC)

* [[FUDOSI]]

* [[Son of Ra|SAR]]

* [[Rosicrucianism]]

* [[List of Rosicrucians]]

===Other AMORC Imperators===

* [[Ralph Maxwell Lewis]]

* [[Gary L. Stewart]]

* [[Christian Bernard]]

==External links==

* [http://www.rosicrucians.org/salon/inventions/inventions.html The Mysterious Inventions of Dr. Lewis]

* [http://www.rosicrucians.org/salon/hslbtemple/hslbtemple.html Harvey Spencer Lewis in a San Francisco Buddhist Temple - 1929]

* [http://www.rosicrucians.org/salon/mirrors/mirrors.html Black mirrors]

* [http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/amorc.html Information from the Religious Movements Homepage Project of the University of Virginia]