Search Results - Alchemy and chemistry in medieval Islam

Fragments of Alchemy from a Cairene Synagogue: Context, Codicology, and Contents of the Alchemical Corpus of the Cairo Genizah by Ferrario, Gabriele

“… The alchemical corpus of the Genizah represents a unique and widely unstudied source for our understanding of the relationship between Jews and alchemy in the medieval…”
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PERPUSTAKAAN BAYT AL HIKMAH, ”THE GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM by Fuad Riyadi

“…The Bayt al Hikmah (House of Wisdom) was a major intellectual center during the Islamic Golden Age. The House of Wisdom was founded by Caliph Harun al-Rashid…”
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Islamic alchemy according to al-Khwarizmi by Ryding, K C

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La transmutación perfecta by Vargas Rojas, Guido

“…This essay, presented as a tale, focuses on the development of alchemy in the medieval Arab world, which is very important for its direct influence to scientific studies related to chemistry which…”
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Valencia's cultural and scientific universe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries and the contextulization of Arnaldo de Vilanova's work by Alfonso-Goldfarb, A M, Perassollo, M A

“…The present article focuses attention on the singularity of Arnau de Vilanova's medical though in comparison with that predominating among his…”
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Ideas that travel many lands by Zarins, Kim

“…Centuries later, Arabic texts were translated into Latin to advance Western science in a wide variety of subjects, including astronomy, astrology, medicine, alchemy, chemistry, mathematics, and natural philosophy…”
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