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Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
University of Chicago Press, 2002 Paper: 978-0-226-57714-2 Library of Congress Classification QD24.S73N49 2003 Dewey Decimal Classification 540.112092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
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. See other books on: Alchemy | Lives | Newman, William R. | Science & Technology | Scientific Revolution See other titles from University of Chicago Press |
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Gehennical Fire: The Lives of George Starkey, an American Alchemist in the Scientific Revolution
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
University of Chicago Press, 2002
Paper: 978-0-226-57714-2
Paper: 978-0-226-57714-2
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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