The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy

The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy
ISBN-10
0521273811
ISBN-13
9780521273817
Category
Science
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
1983-04-29
Publisher
CUP Archive
Author
B. J. T. Dobbs

Description

This book sets the foundations of Newton's alchemy in their historical context in Restoration England. It is shown that alchemical modes of thought were quite strong in many of those who provided the dynamism for the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century and that these modes of thought had important relationships with general movements for reform in the same period.

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