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| Autore principale: | Hasan, Ahmad Yusuf, 1925-2012.
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| Titolo: | Studies in al-Kimya' : classical issues in Latin and Arabic alchemy and chemistry / Ahmad al-Hassan. |
| Pubblicazione: | Hildesheim : G. Olms, 2009. |
| Descrizione fisica: | X, 320 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Serie: | Texte und Studien zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte ; 4 |
| Contiene: | Indice: Preface and acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Arabic alchemy: Ilm al-San a (Science of the art) 2. The Arabic original of Liber de compositione alchimiae, the Epistle of Maryanus, the hermit and philosopher, to prince Khalid ibn Yazid 3. The Arabic origin of the Summa and Geber Latin works: a refutation of Berthelot, Ruska and Newman based on Arabic sources 4. Arabic industrial chemistry 5. Industrial chemistry in Kitab al-khawass al-kabir (The great book of properties) of Jabir ibn Hayyan 6. An eight century Arabic book of recipes on the colouring of glass, the manufacturing of pearls and other industrial products: Kitab al-durra al-maknuna (The book of the hidden pearl) of Jabir ibn Hayyan (c. 721-c. 815) 7. Potassium nitrate and nitric acid in Arabic and Latin sources 8. Gunpowder composition for rockets and cannon in Arabic military treatises in the 13th and 14th centuries 9. Alcohol and the distillation of wine in Arabic sources from the 8th century 10. Damascus steel in medieval Arabic sources. Index |
| ISBN: | 9783487142739 |
| Discipline: | Alchimia--Studi. Tecnologie chimiche--Studi. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Mondo antico--Medio Oriente. Mondo islamico (sec. VI-XVI). |
| Collocazione: | LS 18406 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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