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Jabir Ibn Hayyan

Kids, Learn and Discover • 3m 7s

Popularly known as the father of chemistry, Jabir's works contain the oldest known systematic classification of chemical substances, and the oldest known instructions for deriving an inorganic compound from organic substances (such as plants, blood, and hair) by chemical means.

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