Chemist 1508 A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used...
{"Image ImageDescription": "Chemist, 1508. A chemist or alchemist is using bellows to heat up the fire under a crucible. Behind him an alembic standing on a furnace is being used for distillation. Distillate condenses in the rounded hood of the alembic and runs down through the beak into a collecting vessel. From Margarita philosophica (The Pearl of Philosophy) by Gregor Reisch. (Basel, 1508). This book was an early encyclopaedia of knowledge for students. (Photo by Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images"}