Elixir : a Parisian perfume house and the quest for the secret of life
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Elixir : a Parisian perfume house and the quest for the secret of life
Harvard University Press, 2023
- : cloth
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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
Includes index
