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Alchemy (from the Arabic word al-kīmīā, الكیمیاء) is an ancient branch of natural philosophy, a philosophical and protoscientific tradition that was historically practised in China, India, the Muslim world, and Europe. [1]
The history of such philosophical theories that relate to chemistry can probably be traced back to every single ancient civilization. The common aspect in all these theories was the attempt to identify a small number of primary classical elements that make up all the various substances in nature.
The most influential names in the history of alchemy include: Hermes Trismegistus – by tradition, the founder of Western alchemy; many alchemical works were attributed to him. Wei Boyang – authored the earliest known book on theoretical alchemy in China. Pseudo-Democritus – anonymous author of the oldest extant works of Greco-Egyptian ...
Depiction of Mary the Jewess, considered the first non-fictitious Western alchemist.From Michael Maier's Symbola Aurea MensaeDuodecim Nationum (1617). An alchemist is a person versed in the art of alchemy.
The Incompleat Chymist: Being an Essay on the Eighteenth-Century Chemist in His Laboratory, with a Dictionary of Obsolete Chemical Terms of the Period (Smithsonian Studies in History and Technology, Number 33). Smithsonian Institution Press. Giunta, Carmen. Glossary of Archaic Chemical Terms: Introduction and Part I (A-B).
The Golden Wand of Medicine: A History of the Caduceus Symbol in Medicine. Contributions in Medical Studies, 35. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-28023-1. Holmyard, Eric J. (1957). Alchemy. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. OCLC 2080637. Reutter de Rosemont, Louis (1931). Histoire de la pharmacie a travers les ages. Vol. II.
History of science stubs: Prout's hypothesis - Neptunism - Chemical Revolution - Birth cries of atoms - Faraday Society - Plum pudding model - Nature study - Accademia del Cimento Scientist stubs : Jean-Baptiste Biot - Robert S. Dietz - Hippolyte Fizeau - G. Evelyn Hutchinson - Auguste Laurent - Ida Noddack - Erasmus Reinhold - Franz Tengnagel ...
Chemistry: A Volatile History is a 2010 BBC documentary on the history of chemistry presented by Jim Al-Khalili. It was nominated for the 2010 British Academy Television Awards in the category Specialist Factual.