Sulfuric acid the Hellenistic alchemical works of Zosimos of Panopolis, in the treatise "Phisica et Mystica", and the Leyden papyrus X. Medieval Islamic era alchemists, Jābir ibn Hayyān (c. 721 – c. 815 AD, also known as Geber), Razi (865 – 925 AD), and Jamal Din al-Watwat (d. 1318, wrote the book "Mabāhij al-fikar wa-manāhij al-'ibar"), included vitriol in their mineral classification lists. Ibn Sina focused on its medical uses and different varieties of vitriol. Sulfuric acid was called "oil of vitriol" by medieval European alchemists because it was prepared by roasting "green vitriol" (iron(II) sulfate) in an iron retort. There are
What Is Life in a number of popular movies: Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" (1990), during the "May 11, 1980" sequence; Tom Shadyac's "Patch Adams" (1998); and, more recently, Sam Mendes' "Away We Go" (2009). In late 2012, "What Is Life" was used in advance promotion for the film "This Is 40", directed by Judd Apatow, although it was omitted from the accompanying soundtrack album. According to "Rolling Stone": "Today, many people know it merely as a song from all those soundtracks: it's in "This Is 40", "Patch Adams", "Goodfellas" and many more. It's almost as ubiquitous as 'Let My Love Open the Door' or