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A Consideration of John Davy's "Analysis of the Snake-Stone". 对约翰·戴维《蛇石分析》的思考。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-04-07 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2480469

Rachael Pymm

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New Sources for Reconstructing the Discovery of Potassium and Sodium: Manuscripts and Letters relating to their Electrical Detection, Isolation, Naming, Announcement, and Publication by Humphry Davy. 重建钾和钠发现的新来源：与它们的电检测、分离、命名、宣布和出版有关的手稿和信件，汉弗莱·戴维著。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2480468

Frank A J L James

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The Byzantine Alchemist Christianos and His Procedures on Indian Lac. 拜占庭炼金术士克里斯蒂安诺斯及其对印度漆的研究程序。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-03-28 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2481338

Marco Bellini

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Sperm Whales, Wax Sculptures, and Historical Analysis: The Role of Fat Chemistry in Authenticating Artworks in Early Twentieth-Century Germany. 抹香鲸、蜡像和历史分析：脂肪化学在二十世纪早期德国艺术品鉴定中的作用。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-03-27 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2480467

Josephine Musil-Gutsch

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The Partington Prize 2026. 2026年帕廷顿奖

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2477948

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Constructing Naturalness in Industrial Settings: A Transdisciplinary Exploration. 在工业环境中建构自然：一个跨学科的探索。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2025-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-06 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2456356

Paulina S Gennermann, Gina Maria Klein, Sophia Wagemann

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Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2025. 炼金术与化学史学会2025年奖励计划。

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