Robert Duval (1510–1567), also referred as Robertus Vallensis, was a French alchemist. In 1886, John Ferguson stated that the De veritate et antiquitate artis chemicae by Duval stands out as 'the first history of chemistry.'[1] This work was published in 1561, in Paris.[2]
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^John Ferguson, The First History of Chemistry, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow 17 (1885–1886): 206-22.
^Barbara Obrist, 'Views on History of Medieval Alchemical Writings', Ambix 56', November 2009, 226-238.
