Andreas Libavius
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Andreas Libavius (1555 - July 25, 1616) was a German doctor and chemist. Libavius was born in Halle, Germany, as Andreas Libau. He worked as a teacher in Ilmenau and Coburg, and became a professor in Jena in 1588. In 1597, he wrote the first systematic chemistry textbook, Alchemia, which included instructions for the preparation of several strong acids. Some of his writings were published under the name Basilius de Varna. Libavius died in Coburg.
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- Owen Hannaway (1986). "Laboratory Design and the Aim of Science: Andreas Libavius versus Tycho Brahe". Isis 77: 584-610.
