It is no coincidence that many of the chemical words in use today derive from the Arabic:
alcohol, alkali, amalgam, benzoic, borax, camphor, elixir, etc. They were developed by chemists during the Golden Age of Arabic science. One of the great Muslim scholars working in the 8th century goes by the name of Geber the Alchemist whose real name was Jabir ibn Hayyan.
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Renaissance #186 – Geber the Alchemist (Reconquista #7)
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