Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 0226577147
- ISBN-13
- 9780226577142
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 348
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-02-15
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Author
- William R. Newman
Description
Both the quest for natural knowledge and the aspiration to alchemical wisdom played crucial roles in the Scientific Revolution, as William R. Newman demonstrates in this fascinating book about George Starkey (1628-1665), America's first famous scientist. Beginning with Starkey's unusual education in colonial New England, Newman traces out his many interconnected careers—natural philosopher, alchemist, chemist, medical practitioner, economic projector, and creator of the fabulous adept, "Eirenaeus Philalethes." Newman reveals the profound impact Starkey had on the work of Isaac Newton, Robert Boyle, Samuel Hartlib, and other key thinkers in the realm of early modern science.
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- 1994
- 348 pages
- Paperback
- Harvard University Press
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