Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry by Lawrence M. Principe, William R. Newman

Alchemy Tried in the Fire: Starkey, Boyle, and the Fate of Helmontian Chymistry

Lawrence M. Principe, William R. Newman

359 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative medium-paced
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Winner of the 2005 Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society. What actually took place in the private laboratory of a mid-seventeenth century alchemist? How did he direct his quest after the secrets of Nature? What instruments and theoretic...

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