CHEMISTRY THROUGH THE AGES - CHEMISTRY THROUGH THE AGES - CHEMISTRY THROUGH THE AGES


Chemistry of the Roman Empire ( 0 A.D. - 500 A.D.).

 

 

1 A.D.

Chemistry is founded in Hellenistic Alexandria as a fusion of the technical arts of primitive civilisations with the speculations of the ancient Greeks.

300 A.D.

Zosimos of Panopolis founds a school in Alexandria in which pupils learn the basic chemical operations as well as the art of camouflaging ordinary metals to pass for gold.

500 A.D.

Indian treatise ,"Arthasatra" , gives details on mining, metallurgy, medicine, pyrotechincs, poisons. fermented liquors, and sugar.

 

 


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