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In ancient Alexandria, alchemists performed chemical demonstrations to develop early alchemistic philosophy and
discover the underlying principles in the creation of the universe, which they believed had to be the basic pattern for all
transformations. Many ingenious experiments were performed to determine the nature of the First Matter and the proper order of the appearance of the Elements, but the most important and impressive experiment was the Arcanum Experiment.
The Arcanum Experiment used seven secret ingredients called the Arcana: Vitriol (sulfuric acid and iron), Natron (sodium carbonate and sodium nitrate), Red Pulvis Solaris (a sulfur-mercury compound), Black Pulvis Solaris (a sulfur-antimony compound), and Liquor Hepatis (a sulfur-ammonia solution). The dramatic unfolding of the Arcanum Experiment - from the initial heavy purple cloud to a flash of light and the final manifestation of a precipitate - replayed the creation of the universe in a glass retort and was instrumental in developing alchemical theory.
--Dennis William Hauck
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Odorographiahttp://books.google.com/books?id=UC5KAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=odorographia&hl=en&ei=lEVQToX1G6bMsQKhhPnuBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Perfumery and kindred arts: A comprehensive treatise on perfumery By Richard S. Cristiani
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The art of perfumery: and the methods of obtaining odours of plants; with ... By George William Septimus Piesse http://books.google.com/books?id=vPzNF5jwLvIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+art+of+perfumery&hl=en&ei=RkdQToPpCoTEsQKqrNDmBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
Scent and All about It - A Popular Account of the Sceince and Art of Perfumery By H Stanley Redgrove http://books.google.com/books?id=Rw_mfA7AotoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+art+of+perfumery&hl=en&ei=RkdQToPpCoTEsQKqrNDmBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Perfumery: its manufacture and use ... By Campbell Morfit, Elisabeth Celnart
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Practical treatise on the manufacture of perfumery: comprising directions ... By Carl Deite history
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The toilet of Flora or A collection of the most simple and approved methods ... By Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz (1731-1807.
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Perfumery and kindred arts: A comprehensive treatise on perfumery By Richard S. Cristiani
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The Essence of Tantric Sexuality By Mark A. Michaels, Patricia Johnson, Rudolph Ballentine
Tantric Theory of Perfume Magic
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