| Themes > Science > Chemistry > About Chemistry Generalities > Alchemy in Islamic Times > The Sources of Achemy Among Muslims > Galen (Jahnus) (d. c. 199 AD) |
According to a note in Kitab al-hajar 'ala ra'y Balinas, Galen was interested in alchemy before dedicating himself to philosophy. In fact, he is sometimes mentioned as an authority on alchemy' and fragments of alchemy texts attributed to Galen can be found in the National Library of Cairo. |
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