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Hirai dates Robert of Chester's Latin translation of Morienus to 1144, places it within twelfth-century Arabic-to-Latin transmission, and introduces thirteenth-century European interest in alchemy.
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Hirai dates Robert of Chester's Latin translation of Morienus to 1144, places it within twelfth-century Arabic-to-Latin transmission, and introduces thirteenth-century European interest in alchemy.
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The exact date and earliest-translation priority need corroboration before public use. Even a verified translation date would document reception of a text, not invention of distillation or American whiskey.