Project Gutenberg 2006-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 187 Mactear, James On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Louise Hope, R. Cedron and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "On the Antiquity of the Chemical Art" by James Mactear is a scholarly scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The book explores the historical origins and development of chemical knowledge, arguing that its roots can be traced further back than commonly believed, specifically beyond the works of Geber in the 8th century. Mactear aims to highlight the contributions and influences of various ancient civilizations, particularly focusing on the advancements made in Indian, Persian, and Egyptian science in addition to the Arabian contributions to chemistry. In this detailed address, Mactear investigates the historical foundations of chemistry by meticulously tracing its evolution across various cultures and eras. He discusses the interactions between Greek, Indian, and Persian knowledge systems, emphasizing that significant scientific practices were established long before the well-documented emergence of chemistry in Arabia. The author provides evidence of complex chemical techniques and an understanding of chemical substances that date back thousands of years, and he critiques the narrow perceptions of the origins of chemical science. Throughout the work, Mactear's insightful comparisons and historical analyses underscore the shared human pursuit of scientific knowledge across different cultures, illustrating how chemistry, as we know it today, is a product of extensive historical groundwork rather than a recent invention. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chemistry -- History QD Text Chemistry Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - Chemistry/Biochemistry/Physics 117614 117440 2024-10-08T04:44:57.872802 2023-09-08T07:04:23.111860 text/html text/html 113566 2006-02-11T18:22:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 43666 2006-02-11T18:29:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 129420 2024-10-08T04:45:04.342742 application/epub+zip 129393 2024-10-08T04:45:01.277805 application/epub+zip 104609 2024-10-08T04:45:00.000818 application/epub+zip 264782 2024-10-08T04:45:06.674765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 245801 2024-10-08T04:45:03.536776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214430 2022-09-08T12:49:49.209253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102628 2024-10-08T04:44:57.422820 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103055 2006-02-11T18:22:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 39377 2006-02-11T18:29:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 102520 2006-02-11T18:23:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 39189 2006-02-11T18:29:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 102533 2006-02-11T18:23:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39155 2006-02-11T18:29:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22509 2024-10-08T04:45:06.802761 application/rdf+xml 14894 2024-10-08T04:45:00.546774 image/jpeg 3494 2024-10-08T04:45:00.271768 image/jpeg 127027 2024-10-08T04:44:57.904804 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog