The Alchemy of Mineral Acids
Overview
Geber was the pseudonym of a fourteenth-century alchemist whose books were highly influential during the Middle Ages. He is credited with the discovery of sulfuri...
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Jabir Ibn Hayyan (Geber)
c. 721-c. 815
Arab Alchemist and Physician
Jabir ibn Hayyan, often known as Geber, is sometimes confused with a fourteenth-century Spanish mystic who also called himself Geber...
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Jabir Ibn Hayyan
721?-815?
Arab alchemist who pioneered the development of many chemical processes. He prepared steel and other metals, used manganese dioxide in glassmaking, and devised dying and tan...
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Jabir ibn Hayyan (active latter 8th century), called Geber by Europeans, was reputedly the father of Moslem alchemy and chemistry.It seems clear that there was a real person called Jabir ibn Hayyan ab...
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Jabir ibn Hayyan (active latter 8th century), called Geber by Europeans, was reputedly the father of Moslem alchemy and chemistry.It seems clear that there was a real person called Jabir ibn Hayyan ab...
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