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Alchemy in Europe and the Middle East

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Science EncyclopediaScience & Philosophy: Adrenoceptor (adrenoreceptor; adrenergic receptor) to AmbientAlchemy in Europe and the Middle East - Practical Origins In Hellenistic Egypt, Theoretical Foundations In Antiquity, Medieval Arabic Alchemy, The Latin Middle Ages