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8%OFFCobb, Cathy; Fetterolf, Monty L - The Chemistry of Alchemy. From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chemistry Was Forged.  - 9781616149154 - V9781616149154
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The Chemistry of Alchemy. From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chemistry Was Forged.

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Description for The Chemistry of Alchemy. From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chemistry Was Forged. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
A unique approach to the history of science using do-it-yourself experiments along with brief historical profiles to demonstrate how the ancient alchemists stumbled upon the science of chemistry. Be the alchemist! Explore the legend of alchemy with the science of chemistry. Enjoy over twenty hands-ondemonstrations of alchemical reactions. In this exploration of the ancient art of alchemy, three veteran chemists show that the alchemists' quest involved real science and they recount fascinating stories of the sages who performed these strange experiments. Why waste more words on this weird deviation in the evolution of chemistry? As the ... Read more

Product Details

Publication date
2014
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781616149154
SKU
V9781616149154
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About Cobb, Cathy; Fetterolf, Monty L
Cathy Cobb is the author of The Joy of Chemistry (with Monty L. Fetterolf); Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth (with Monty L. Fetterolf and Jack G. Goldsmith); Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks- The Spirited History of Physical Chemistry; and Creations of Fire- Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age (with Harold Goldwhite). She is an instructor of ... Read more

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