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Elixir : a Parisian perfume house and the quest for the secret of life / Theresa Levitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Levitt, Theresa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Laugier, Édouard.
- Laurent, Auguste, 1807-1853.
- Laurent, Auguste.
- Perfumes--France--History.
- Perfumes.
- Chemistry--France--History.
- Chemistry.
- Asymmetry (Chemistry)--History.
- Asymmetry (Chemistry).
- Elixir of life.
- France.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Drawing on alchemical theory, Edouard Laugier and Auguste Laurent set out to find the vital essence of life through the craft of perfumes. While drawing the ire of enlightened Bohemian Paris, they discovered fundamental differences in the structures of naturally occurring and synthetic molecules, inaugurating a persistent scientific mystery"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The Store of Provence in Paris
- 2. The Essence of Life
- 3. Revolution
- 4. The Miracle Waters of Cologne
- 5. The Problem of Vegetation
- 6. A Temple of Industry
- 7. Lost Illusions
- 8. Radicals and Bohemians
- 9. The Spirit of Coal Tar
- 10. The Study of Things That Do Not Exist
- 11. The Synthetic Age
- 12. Life Is Asymmetric.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674250895
- 0674250893
- OCLC:
- 1340038654
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