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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 - Levitt, Theresa
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Drawing on alchemical theory, ???douard 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.

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Elixir: A Parisian Perfume House and the Quest for the Secret of Life 2023, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674250895

Hardcover