Jabir ibn Hayyan & Elixir: An Examination of Early Arabic Chemistry of the Eighth and Ninth Century

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Pages:212
ISBN:1-4955-1095-6
978-1-4955-1095-3
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"Jabir crafted a veritable system not only for chemistry as an empirical science but also for the philosophy of science, metaphysics, and methodology. ...This book...relies on the original writings of Jabir including many of his manuscripts that are not published yet." -Mashhad Al-Allaf (Preface)

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Jabir's Life: From Alchemy to Chemstry
Chapter 2: Jabir's Hypotheses & Research Principles
Chapter 3: Jabir's Contribution to Elixir's Hypothesis
Chapter 4: Jabir on Chemical Operations and Apparatuses
Chapter 5: Jabir's Philosophy of Inductive Sciences & Metaphysics

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