How Long to Read Studies in Al-Kimya'

How Long Does it Take to Read Studies in Al-Kimya'?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 20 minutes to read Studies in Al-Kimya' by Ahmad Y. al- Hassan

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"This book discusses eight critical issues in the history of Latin and Arabic alchemy and chemistry, which are currently accepted without concrete evidence, and are based mainly on conjecture.The essays in the book are based on extensive research into Arabic manuscripts and Latin literature. The results of this research are challenging. They prove the Arabic origin of the Summa Perfectionis and the other Geber Latin works. Thus the prevailing conjectures about assumed Latin authors are refuted on the basis of ample evidence. The book discusses the Arabic original of Liber de compositione alchimiae that was the first treatise on alchemy to appear in the West. It brings into light for the first time Jabir's book of recipes on the colouring of glass and his other chemical industrial recipes. An essay discusses potassium nitrate and nitric acid in Arabic and Latin sources. Both were known before the 13th century. Explosive gunpowder with the ideal formula and portable cannon were known in Arabic military treatises in the 13th century. The book gives an essay on the distillation of wine and alcohol since the eighth century. The final essay is on the composition of Damascus steel."--Publisher's description.

How long is Studies in Al-Kimya'?

Studies in Al-Kimya' by Ahmad Y. al- Hassan is 320 pages long, and a total of 80,000 words.

This makes it 108% the length of the average book. It also has 98% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Studies in Al-Kimya' Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 17 minutes to read Studies in Al-Kimya' aloud.

What Reading Level is Studies in Al-Kimya'?

Studies in Al-Kimya' is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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