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Editorial 73.1. 73.1社论。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2605837

Annette Lykknes

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Aristotelianism and Hermeticism in Renaissance Naples: Francesco Storella and the Secrets of Alchemy. 文艺复兴时期那不勒斯的亚里士多德主义和赫尔墨斯主义：弗朗西斯科·斯托雷拉和炼金术的秘密。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2598098

Donato Verardi

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"To Be Mindful of Their Sensitivities:" The Chinese American Chemical Society and the Scientific Diaspora. “注意他们的敏感性：”华裔美国化学会和科学侨民。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2583304

Leo Chu

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Alchemy, the Vernacular, and Text Production in Late Medieval England: Presentation Strategies in Trinity College, Cambridge, MSS O.5.31 and R.14.37. 中世纪晚期英格兰的炼金术、方言和文本生产：剑桥三一学院的呈现策略，MSS O.5.31和R.14.37。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-11 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2555709

Peter J Grund, Sara Norja

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National Chemical Societies and the Formation of Early Global Networks, ca. 1890-1914. 国家化学学会和早期全球网络的形成，约1890-1914。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2594941

Robin Mackie, Gerrylynn K Roberts

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Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2026. 炼金术与化学史学会奖励计划2026。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-01 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2591295

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Harpsichord Wires as Multifaceted Materials in Scientific Experiments from the Eighteenth to the Nineteenth Centuries. 18至19世纪科学实验中羽管键琴线材的多面性。

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Ambix Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-12 DOI: 10.1080/00026980.2025.2598102

Mizuki Endo

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Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry Award Scheme 2026. 炼金术与化学史学会奖励计划2026。

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