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Gehennical Fire (Paperback, New edition) Loot Price: R1,409
Discovery Miles 14 090
Gehennical Fire (Paperback, New edition): William R. Newman

Gehennical Fire (Paperback, New edition)

William R. Newman

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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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Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2003
First published: February 2003
Authors: William R. Newman
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 390
Edition: New edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-57714-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 0-226-57714-7
Barcode: 9780226577142

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