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" Alchemy tried in the fire : "
William R. Newman and Lawrence M. Principe
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BL
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581707
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b410926
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| Main Entry
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Newman, William Royall
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Alchemy tried in the fire : : Starkey, Boyle, and the fate of Helmontian chymistry /\ William R. Newman and Lawrence M. Principe
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Paperback ed
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Chicago ;London :: University of Chicago Press,, 2005, c2002
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xiv, [2], 344 p. :: ill., facsims. ;; 23 cm
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0226577023
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: 9780226577029
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-335) and index
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| Contents
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Worlds apart -- Number, weight, measure, and experiment in chymistry from the Medievals to Van Helmont -- Theory and practice; Starkey's laboratory methodology -- Scholasticism, metallurgy and secrecy in the laboratory; the style and origin of Starkey's notebooks -- Starkey, Boyle, and chymistry in the Hartlib circle -- The legacy of Van Helmont's and Starkey's chymistry; Boyle, Homberg, and the chemical revolution
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Starkey, George,1627-1665
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Boyle, Robert,1627-1691
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Alchemy-- History
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Chemistry-- England-- History-- 17th century
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Principe, Lawrence
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