From Egyptian Science to Victorian Magic: On the Origins of Chemistry in Victorian Histories of Science

@article{Hroncek2018FromES,
  title={From Egyptian Science to Victorian Magic: On the Origins of Chemistry in Victorian Histories of Science},
  author={Susan Hroncek},
  journal={Victorian Review},
  year={2018},
  volume={43},
  pages={213 - 228}
}
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