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The Kitab al-Kimya is actually the first of a massive encyclopedia known as The Seventy Books . This collection covers everything from cosmology and astrology to medicine and mechanical engineering.
The book traveled to Europe via Spain and was translated into Latin as Liber de Compositione Alchimiae , influencing scholars like Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus. kitab al-kimya english pdf
Jabir is credited with the discovery of mineral acids like hydrochloric and nitric acid , and the invention of the alembic (anbiq) for distillation. The Kitab al-Kimya is actually the first of
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A compelling "feature" for the Kitab al-Kimya (The Book of the Composition of Alchemy) would be its .