Names, Natures and Things
Subtitle: The Alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan and his Kitab al-Ahjar (Book of Stones) (Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780792325871
Subjects: Chemistry; History of science; Politics/International Relations; JÃ¥abir ibn Ã²HayyÃ¥an.; Science; Philosophy Of Science; Political Science; Psychology; Kitab al-Ahjar; Chemistry - General; History & Surveys - Medieval; History & Theory - General; Social Science / Reference; Early works to 1800; Alchemy; Jabir ibn Hayyan; Jåabir ibn òHayyåan.; Kitåab al-Aòhjåar
First sentence: Jabir ibn Hayyan1 still remains one of the most enigmatic figures of the history of science.