This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. The Village Chemist, 18th Century artwork. 1760 German oil painting by Justus Juncker, depicting a physician writing a prescription for a patient (centre). In the background three men are working beside a furnace and distillation apparatus.

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Photo credit: © GREGORY TOBIAS/CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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