Sulphur
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23670682 |
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| Authors | Matteo Martelli (0000-0002-2996-3826, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah30065 |
| OpenAlex | W4230577405 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Native sulphur served a variety of purposes in different areas of expertise: metallurgy, medicine, warfare, agriculture, dyeing processes. Already mentioned in Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources, it is referred to by various Greco‐Roman authors in their writings, from Homer to Aristotle, Pliny the Elder, and Late Antique Greco‐Egyptian alchemists.
Alchemy · Ancient history · Antique · Art · Literature · Variety (cybernetics) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Computer Science · Engineering · History
| Highly cited | No |
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