Alchemy Tried in the Fire by William R Newman
Using the previously misunderstood interactions between Robert Boyle, widely known as the father of chemistry, and George Starkey, an alchemist and the most prominent American scientific writer before Benjamin Franklin, as their guide, William R. Newman and Lawrence M.
"This is the history of science at its best: erudite, wide-ranging, and convincingly iconoclastic" - Anthony Grafton; "This book will be read by historians of chemistry, but it ought to be read much more widely, by historians of science more generally, of course, but also by anyone interested in the processes of intellectual change and in the problem of understanding practice." - Pamela H. Smith, American Historical Review"
William R. Newman is professor of history and philosophy of science at Indiana University. He is the author of The Summa Perfectionis of Pseudo-Geber: A Critical Edition, Translation, and Study and Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution. Lawrence M. Principe is professor of the history of science and technology and of chemistry at The Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of The Aspiring Adept: Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest and coeditor of The Correspondence of Robert Boyle.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226577029 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226577023 |
| Title | Alchemy Tried in the Fire |
| Author | William R Newman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2005-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 359 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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