Great Chemists, Volume 1Eduard Farber Presentation of over a hundred scientists from ancient times to the present, excluding the living, noted for their contributions to the field of chemistry. |
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Interlude I Philosophers and Practitioners By E Farber | 7 |
Arabic Chemists By M Levey | 13 |
Interlude II Philosophical Alchemists and Practical Metallurgists By E Farber | 39 |
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