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THE ARABIC ORIGINAL OF LIBER DE COMPOSITIONE ALCHEMIAEThe Epistle of Maryānus, the Hermit and Philosopher, to Prince Khālid ibn Yazīd
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2004
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The Liber de compositione alchemiae or the The Book of the Composition of Alchemy is believed to have been the first book on alchemy that was translated from Arabic into Latin. The translator was the Englishman Robert of Chester who was one of the earliest translators to flock to Spain to learn Arabic and to translate some of the Arabic works. He completed his translation on 11 February, 1144.
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