Talk:Corpuscularianism
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[edit] Problem
I have a problem with this article. According to the article " expounded in a predominant manner by thirteenth-century Italian Franciscan alchemist Geber". I used the link to Geber and found that he did not lived in the 13th century, but in the 8th century, that he was not Italian but a Persian and that he was not a Franciscan but a Muslim. There also a Pseudo-Geber], but he is Spanish from the 14th century. Avihu 18:53, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
- As User:Avihu said on the talk page, there's something wrong with Corpuscularianism. Geber is neither Italian nor Franciscan nor 13th-century. Perhaps it's a different Geber, but it doesn't sound like an Italian name. --Itub 10:17, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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- I checked the Levere reference and the words are correct. I would trust Levere over other references (however, I'm sure clarification is needed). Trevor H. Levere is a professor at the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at the University of Toronto and he has written many exceptional history books on chemistry. The Wiki article, however, probably needs more research and references to figure out more about the pre-Newton ideas on Corpuscularianism. I added more to the article. Later --Sadi Carnot 15:34, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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- If the words are correct, then certainly the wikilink is not correct. --Itub 15:39, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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- I think I fixed it, I re-linked to the False-Geber (which is likely the correct person); we probably only need better life-span dates for his bio and references? --Sadi Carnot 15:42, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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The date seems to be the only issue now; Levere and this reference says 13th century; your reference and the page on Pseudo-Geber says 14th century? We'll have to keep our eyes open for better references to clarify. Later: --Sadi Carnot 04:03, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
- More book refs: [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. They give dates ranging from the 12th to the 14th centuries. However, it seems that Pseudo-Geber's most famous work (Summa Perfectionis) was published at the end of the 13th century. My conclusion for now is that he probably lived at the turn of the century, which explains why he is sometimes characterized as "13th-century" and sometimes as "14th-century". However, there seems to be some uncertainty and controversy. --Itub 07:13, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Review
This article was created by User:Sadi Carnot. This editor (Sadi Carnot) has been blocked for creating bogus articles and a pattern of disruptive editing. All of this users contributions to Wikipedia need to be closely examined. There was an obvious error in the citation by "Sadi Carnot" of "A History of Chemistry for Alchemy to the Buckyball". Does anyone have a copy so we can verify what it says? I'm uncomfortable with the other cited sources (.com webpages). --JWSchmidt 05:57, 22 October 2007 (UTC)
