| All that glitters: fool's gold in the early-modern era. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19019438 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Natural philosophers of the early-modern period perceived fool's gold or iron pyrites as a substance required for the formation of metals, and chemists such as Johann Glauber speculated the vitriol produced from pyrites was the source of the legendary philosopher's stone. The sulphurous exhalations of fool's gold were also thought by members of the early Royal Society to be the basis of a variety of meteorological, geological and medical effects, including the production of thunder, lightning, earthquakes and volcanoes, fossilisation and petrifaction, as well as the principal cause of bladder and gallstones. |
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Authors:
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Anna Marie Roos |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article Date: 2008-11-18 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Endeavour Volume: 32 ISSN: 1873-1929 ISO Abbreviation: Endeavour Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-03 Completed Date: 2009-04-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375037 Medline TA: Endeavour Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 147-51 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Wellcome Unit, University of Oxford, 45-47 Banbury Road, Oxford, UK. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Chemistry
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history* Gold / history Great Britain History, 16th Century History, 17th Century Humans Iron / history* Mining / history |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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7439-89-6/Iron; 7440-57-5/Gold |
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