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The exhibition Looking for the philosopher's stone: from myth to utopia. 125 years creating chemistry at the University of Valencia, is held on the occasion of the celebration of the 125th anniversary of chemistry studies at the University of Valencia. It is organized in collaboration between the Historical Library and the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of València, curated by the Professor Ignacio Nebot Gil and Professor Rosendo Pu Amérigo.
The exhibition will be opened next Thursday, October 29, at 10:00 a.m., in the Historical Library Duc de Calàbria Hall and can be visited until January 31, 2021.
In the Duc de Calàbria Hall, copies from the 15th to 19th centuries of key books on alchemy, chemistry and applications of chemistry, belonging to the collections of the same Historical Library, are displayed. Grouped by topic, it shows the progress of Chemical Science from its alchemical origins to its foundation as a modern science, together with contributions to various fields of practical interest, such as dyes, so important in the silk industry, a vital part of the Valencian economy in the 16th to 18th centuries, pyrotechnics, pharmacy, metallurgy and many others.
