Animal Oil, Wound Balm, Prussian Blue, the Fire and Light Principium and the Philosophers’ Stone Made from Phosphorus: on the 350th Birthday of the Chymist Johann Conrad Dippel (1673-1734)

On the basis of many newly found archival sources and a close study of his relevant books, the life story of the chymist Johann Conrad Dippel is re-described. The preparation of his most important chymical products, i.e. animal oil, wound balm, and Prussian blue, is described. His own chymical theo...

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Main Author: Alexander Kraft
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2023-05-01
Series:Substantia
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Online Access:https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/subs/article/view/2107