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THE metals of antiquity are among the many subjects which, from time to time, have been studied by M. Berthelot. It is principally by two different methods that he has investigated the matter: (1) the writings of ancient alchymists, (2) the analysis of metallic objects sent him by modern explorers. In 1885 Berthelot published a handsome volume, “Les Origines de l'Alchimie,”in which he described his researches among the Greek papyri, and the still older documents of the Egyptian, Chaldean, Jewish, Gnostic and Chinese philosophers. In succeeding years he brought out several volumes under the title of “Collection des Anciens Alchimistes Grecs,” under the auspices of the Minister of Public Instruction.
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GLADSTONE, J. Berthelot, and the Metals of Antiquity . Nature 65, 82–83 (1901). https://doi.org/10.1038/065082a0
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