LEADER 03867nam 22006495 450 001 9910298645703321 005 20201016011723.0 010 $a3-319-06302-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-06302-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000105701 035 $a(EBL)1731115 035 $a(OCoLC)885122191 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001199718 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11763190 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001199718 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11205237 035 $a(PQKB)10403415 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1731115 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-319-06302-7 035 $a(PPN)178319139 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000105701 100 $a20140423d2014 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Quest for Aqua Vitae $eThe History and Chemistry of Alcohol from Antiquity to the Middle Ages /$fby Seth C. Rasmussen 205 $a1st ed. 2014. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (112 p.) 225 1 $aHistory of Chemistry,$x2212-991X 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-319-06301-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aOrigin of the term Alcohol -- Origin of Ethanol Production via Fermentation -- Scope of Current Volume -- Earliest Fermented Beverages -- Fermentation -- Mead -- Date Wine -- Palm Wine -- Beer -- Beer vs. Bread.- Barley Beer -- Beer vs. Wine -- Beer in Mesopotamia -- Beer in Egypt -- Grape Wine -- Chemical Archaeological Studies -- Viniculture -- Wine Production -- Fermented Milk -- Kefir -- Kumis -- Distillation and the Isolation of Alcohol -- A Brief History of Distillation Methods -- Distillation of Wine -- Early Chemical and Medical Applications of Alcohol -- Chemical and Medical Uses of Fermented Beverages -- Early Chemical Applications of Alcohol -- Early Medical Applications of Alcohol -- About the Author -- Index. 330 $aEthyl alcohol, or ethanol, is one of the most ubiquitous chemical compounds in the history of the chemical sciences. The generation of alcohol via fermentation is also one of the oldest forms of chemical technology, with the production of fermented beverages such as mead, beer, and wine predating the smelting of metals. By the 12th century, the ability to isolate alcohol from wine had moved this chemical species from a simple component of alcoholic beverages to both a new medicine and a powerful new solvent. Of course, this also began the long tradition of production of liqueurs and strong spirits for consumption. The use of alcohol as a fuel, however, did not occur until significantly later periods. This volume presents a general overview of the early history and chemistry of alcohol production and isolation, as well as a discussion of its early uses in both the chemical arts and medicine. 410 0$aHistory of Chemistry,$x2212-991X 606 $aOrganic chemistry 606 $aHistory 606 $aOrganic Chemistry$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C19007 606 $aHistory of Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/731000 606 $aHistory, general$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/700000 615 0$aOrganic chemistry. 615 0$aHistory. 615 14$aOrganic Chemistry. 615 24$aHistory of Science. 615 24$aHistory, general. 676 $a540 700 $aRasmussen$b Seth C$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0768816 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910298645703321 996 $aThe Quest for Aqua Vitae$92505292 997 $aUNINA