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Elixir : a Parisian perfume house and the quest for the secret of life

Title
  1. Elixir : a Parisian perfume house and the quest for the secret of life / Theresa Levitt.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2023.
  2. ©2023
Author
  1. Levitt, Theresa

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Description
  1. 314 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
  1. "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"--
Subject
  1. Laugier, Edouard
  2. Laurent, Auguste, 1807-1853
  3. Laurent, Auguste, 1807-1853
  4. Perfumes > France > History
  5. Chemistry > France > History
  6. Asymmetry (Chemistry) > History
  7. Elixir of life
  8. Parfums > France > Histoire
  9. Chimie > France > Histoire
  10. Asymétrie (Chimie) > Histoire
  11. Élixir de longue vie
  12. SCIENCE / Chemistry / Industrial & Technical
  13. Asymmetry (Chemistry)
  14. Chemistry
  15. Elixir of life
  16. Perfumes
  17. France
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. History.
Contents
  1. The Store of Provence in Paris -- The Essence of Life -- Revolution -- Miracle Waters -- The Problem of Vegetation -- Practical Technology -- Lost Illusions -- Radicals -- The Spirit of Coal Tar -- Active Principles -- The Synthetic Age -- Nature Is Asymmetric
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.