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Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance

Ancient Greek philosophers make a great contribution to the history of chemistry and the knowledge has been passed into the domain of the Islamic scholars. During that time, the Greeks did not yet make any distinction between alchemy and any ofthe other natural sciences, instead merging it together...

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Main Authors: Mohd Aziz, Mohd Hafizuddin, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2011
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spelling my.iium.irep.211292012-08-07T05:44:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/21129/ Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance Mohd Aziz, Mohd Hafizuddin Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed QD Chemistry Ancient Greek philosophers make a great contribution to the history of chemistry and the knowledge has been passed into the domain of the Islamic scholars. During that time, the Greeks did not yet make any distinction between alchemy and any ofthe other natural sciences, instead merging it together with their philosophical and religious beliefs. Nevertheless, the basic knowledge of chemistry which surface by Aristotle (the four elements theory) is preserved by the Islamic scholar and also added their own observation to it. The Islamic scholars optimistically refined Ancient Greek alchemy and the foundation of the first separation of chemistry as a separate disciple. Their alchemy is based on Aristotelian idea of four elements and endeavor to integrate them with their beliefs in Allah and their studies into psychology, medicine and physics IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/21129/1/Chapter_5.pdf Mohd Aziz, Mohd Hafizuddin and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed (2011) Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance. In: Contributions of Early Muslim Scientists to Engineering Sciences and related studies. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 24-29. ISBN 978-967-418-157-4 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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Mohd Aziz, Mohd Hafizuddin
Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed
Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance
description Ancient Greek philosophers make a great contribution to the history of chemistry and the knowledge has been passed into the domain of the Islamic scholars. During that time, the Greeks did not yet make any distinction between alchemy and any ofthe other natural sciences, instead merging it together with their philosophical and religious beliefs. Nevertheless, the basic knowledge of chemistry which surface by Aristotle (the four elements theory) is preserved by the Islamic scholar and also added their own observation to it. The Islamic scholars optimistically refined Ancient Greek alchemy and the foundation of the first separation of chemistry as a separate disciple. Their alchemy is based on Aristotelian idea of four elements and endeavor to integrate them with their beliefs in Allah and their studies into psychology, medicine and physics
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author Mohd Aziz, Mohd Hafizuddin
Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed
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title Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance
title_short Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance
title_full Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance
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title_full_unstemmed Contributions of al-Razi on alchemy in terms of metal and substance
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