The Chemistry of Alchemy: From Dragon's Blood to Donkey Dung, How Chemistry Was Forged

by Cathy Cobb, Monty Fetterolf, Harold Goldwhite

Book Overview

Be the alchemist Explore the legend of alchemy with the science of chemistry. Enjoy over twenty hands-on demonstrations 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 authors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616149159
• ISBN13: 9781616149154
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"