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1 Contradiction?
2 No, not a contradiction Bill
3 "Ibn Firnas was a polymath: a physician, a rather bad poet, the first to make glass from stones (quartz?), a student of music, and inventor of some sort of metronome." ref between no.45 and 46
4 Fact Checks Removed
5 what rubbish
6 this page needs heip
7 sources
8 End of Islamic Alchemy

[edit] Contradiction?

"Alchemy in Islam differs from traditional alchemy in certain ways, one of which is that Muslim alchemists did not believe in the creation of life in the laboratory."

But according to another wikipedia article on the "Takwin" (a artificial creature created by alchemy) it states the following: "Takwin (Arabic: تكوين) was a goal of certain Ismaili alchemists, notably Jabir ibn Hayyanit ..."

Bill-

Aug 5, 2007

[edit] No, not a contradiction Bill

In reply to Bill above...no, it's not a contradiction, as Ismailis are not considered Muslims by mainstream Shias and Sunnis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.49.204 (talk) 01:16, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

If thats the case then any references to Ismailis should be removed.

Bill 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Ibn Firnas was a polymath: a physician, a rather bad poet, the first to make glass from stones (quartz?), a student of music, and inventor of some sort of metronome." ref between no.45 and 46

What the hell???

LOTRrules (talk) 00:27, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fact Checks Removed

Why were the fact checks removed? All claims need to be referenced.

Bill 24 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] what rubbish

All branches of "chemistry" where under the umbrella name of Alchemy right up until the latter part of the 1700's, when Europeans readopted atomic theory, which itself was also theorised by Europeans, at an age when the people of the Arabian peninsula where living in caves . I am not wanting to belittle the vast contribution made by the Muslim alchemists, but i do find it annoying when people create false history, especially when writing “but later there were disputes between the traditional alchemists and the practical chemists who discredited alchemy”. This is a prime example of innovation so as to crate yet another myth of high utopian Islamic civilisation, if the author had written rubbish about the Islamic faith, then he would have been stoned to death by now. Face the fact mate, Alchemy was alchemy until it became separated by Europeans.

Ahmadwill (talk) 18:09, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Its hilarious you are saying that this is all distortions, when you yourself present a distorted account of the history of Chemistry. It is literally as if they send you from the late XIX century to the present in a time machine.--142.68.47.178 (talk) 21:51, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Yes it seems obvious the poster Ahmadwill is posting simply for provocational reasons.

[edit] this page needs heip

I would realy like to edit this page but i am new to wiki and this over my head. But Im going to try.J8079s (talk) 00:51, 28 August 2008 (UTC)

[edit] sources

If any one cares here is a list of sources that should be used to fix this article.J8079s (talk) 20:58, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

A Short History of Chemistry Partington ISBN 0486659771
Story of Alchemy and Early Chemistry Stillman ISBN 0766132307
Creation of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age Cobb ISBN 073820594X
Ancient Egyptian Materials and Industries Lucas ISBN 0766151417
From Alchemy to Chemistry Read ISBN 0486286908
The Dictionary of Alchemy Fernando ISBN 1843336189
Alchemy and Early Modern Chemistry: Papers from Ambix Debus ISBN 0954648412
The Chemical Tree; A History of Chemistry Brock ISBN 0393302685
Alchemy Holmyard ISBN 0486262987
A History of Greek Fire and Gunpowder Partington ISBN 0801859549

[edit] End of Islamic Alchemy

So when did the practice of "Islamic Alchemy" end? I dont think this article is sufficient without this timeline information.

Henry123ifa

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