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Master Geng (Chinese: 耿先生; pinyin: Gěng Xiānshēng; Wade–Giles: Kêng3 Hsien1-shêng1, died c. 975 CE) was a Chinese alchemist. Geng was employed at the Imperial Court. She distilled perfumes, and utilized an early form of the Soxhlet process to extract camphor into alcohol, and gained recognition for her skill in using mercury to extract silver from ores.

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  • Master Geng (Chinese: 耿先生; pinyin: Gěng Xiānshēng; Wade–Giles: Kêng3 Hsien1-shêng1, died c. 975 CE) was a Chinese alchemist. Geng was employed at the Imperial Court. She distilled perfumes, and utilized an early form of the Soxhlet process to extract camphor into alcohol, and gained recognition for her skill in using mercury to extract silver from ores. (en)
  • Keng Hsien-Seng, levde cirka 975, var en kinesisk kemist. Hon destillerade parfymer vid det kejserliga hovet och vann erkännande för att hon lyckades skilja silver från malm genom kvicksilver. (sv)
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  • 耿先生 (en)
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  • Gěng Xiānshēng (en)
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  • Master Geng (Chinese: 耿先生; pinyin: Gěng Xiānshēng; Wade–Giles: Kêng3 Hsien1-shêng1, died c. 975 CE) was a Chinese alchemist. Geng was employed at the Imperial Court. She distilled perfumes, and utilized an early form of the Soxhlet process to extract camphor into alcohol, and gained recognition for her skill in using mercury to extract silver from ores. (en)
  • Keng Hsien-Seng, levde cirka 975, var en kinesisk kemist. Hon destillerade parfymer vid det kejserliga hovet och vann erkännande för att hon lyckades skilja silver från malm genom kvicksilver. (sv)
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  • Master Geng (en)
  • Keng Hsien-Seng (sv)
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