Atoms and Alchemy: Chymistry and the Experimental Origins of the Scientific Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0226576973
- ISBN-13
- 9780226576978
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006-05-15
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- William R. Newman
Description
In 'Atoms and Alchemy', William R. Newman provides a spirited defence of alchemy, awarding this ancient and much maligned field of endeavour an important place in the history of the Scientific Revolution.
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