Chemistry in the Time of the Pharaohs

Autor/in	Loyson, Peter
Titel	Chemistry in the Time of the Pharaohs
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 88 (2011) 2, S.146-150 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/ed100492a
Schlagwörter	Chemistry; Natural Resources; Metallurgy; Equipment; Ceramics; Paper (Material); Science History; Science Activities; Foreign Countries; Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Hüttenwesen; Keramik; Papier; History of science; Wissenschaftsgeschichte; Ausland; Ägypten
Abstract	The Egyptians were known in the ancient world as experts in many applied chemistry fields such as metallurgy, wine and beer making, glass making, paper manufacture, paint pigments, dyes, cosmetics, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. They made significant developments in the extraction of metals from their ores, especially copper and gold. The Egyptians developed a writing surface from the papyrus plant and used naturally occurring inorganic salts as paint pigments; they also made the first synthetic pigment, Egyptian blue, developed as early as 3000 B.C.E. The Leyden and Stockholm papyri give information on numerous chemical processes, dating to about 300 C.E., but copied from earlier sources. This article describes an overview of the various chemical activities that took place in ancient Egypt from which it can be deduced that the ancient Egyptians were among the first practicing chemists. In fact the word "chemistry" can be traced to the name the ancients used when referring to ancient Egypt. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10