Dissertatio Gradualis De Primordiis Chemiæ, Quam, Venia Amplissimæ Fac. Philos. Upsal. Præside Mag. Torb. Bergman ... Publico Examini Submittit Stipendiarius Regius Jacobus Paulin, Vestrogothus, In Auditorio Gustaviano Die 4 Jun. Anno 1779...

This scientific treatise, written in Latin, was submitted as a doctoral thesis at Uppsala University in Sweden in 1779. Jacob Paulin presents a historical overview of the development of chemistry and offers insights into the origins of alchemy and the early chemical experiments conducted by ancient Greeks and Arabs. The thesis was supervised by Torbern Bergman, a famous Swedish chemist.
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