• 7: European Alchemy

  • May 19 2022
  • Length: 22 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • As Europeans interacted more with Arab traders, many more books of ancient and Arab alchemy filtered into Europe. We learn about advances in glass, discovery of alcohol, gunpowder, mineral acids. We discuss a number of famous European alchemists and philosophers, and the practice of iatrochemistry.

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