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The Chemist

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The Chemist, 1508, The Chemist or Alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation. Distillate condenses in rounded hood of alembic and runs down through beak into collecting vessel. From "Margarita philosophica" ("The Pearl of Philosophy") by Gregor Reisch. (Basle, 1508). This book was an early encyclopaedia of knowledge for students.

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