Chemist, 1508. Artist: Unknown
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4783 x 3650 px | 40.5 x 30.9 cm | 15.9 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Chemist, 1508. A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation. Distillate condenses in the rounded hood of the alembic and runs down through the beak into a collecting vessel. From Margarita philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch. (Basel, 1508). This book was an early encyclopaedia of knowledge for students.